Animals

A 17-year-old’s breakthrough AI may finally give wildlife rangers the real-time edge they need to stop poachers

A urinalysis shows that these apes ingest significant amounts of alcohol, providing new clues to how alcohol influences the animals’ behavior

These caterpillars rely on ants to tend them, and they use a surprisingly complex sense of rhythm to make it happen

The distinctive sound horses produce when they whinny is created by combining low- and high-pitched sounds together, like grunting and whistling at the same time

A recent study found an unexpected benefit of female caribou antlers: they can function like a vitamin for deer that have just given birth

Researchers have rediscovered a 77-year-old recording of a haunting song that now has been determined to have come from a humpback whale

Researchers sequenced the genomes of tumors from almost 500 domestic cats and found remarkable parallels with human and dog cancers

Scientists have captured footage of a sleeper shark farther south than ever before, suggesting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is not shark-free

New research on African striped mice found that the caregiving instinct may be rooted in a specific gene

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Horse—so saddle up for some equine science

These amorous creatures could put Casanova to shame—from beguiling dancing seahorses to peacocking spiders

The Bronx Zoo is celebrating 15 years of its extremely popular Valentine’s Day “Name a Roach” program