For decades, the aging concrete building on Randolph Road has served as a refuge for lost, abandoned and neglected animals ...

There are more than 1.5 million known zoological species on Earth, with at least as many enigmas. Here are our top 10.

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The findings, published last week in the Royal Society of Open Science, demonstrate that so-called pathogen sensitivity is ...

Researchers have developed a “mosquito toilet” — a tool to analyse mosquito waste for pathogens — that could be an early ...

When scientists sequenced the gut bacteria of wild African lions for the first time, their computers hit a wall, unable to ...

Earthworms and ants have long claimed the title of nature's soil engineers, but a surprising underground workforce has been ...

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Macaques that had gotten sick or seen others become ill were less likely to eat a tasty treat that looked like it was contaminated with poop than primates that didn't witness the outbreak—even though ...

The feel of the suction cupsThe sperm whale raised its tail fluke and dove into the deep sea. On the surface of the water, a ...

Ancient evidence reveals that humans have eaten insects for thousands of years, challenging Western attitudes about what ...

Grist reports on the Who Eats Whom project, leveraging citizen science to document complex wildlife interactions. This database aids conservation efforts amid climate change.