Biology

As 17-year cicadas emerge this spring, a zombifying fungus is waiting for them

Bacterial genes protect animals—and their predators—from harmful contamination

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information about the habitat of the world’s only freshwater porpoise

Scientists identified four arm wave signals cuttlefish use: “up,” “side,” “roll” and “crown”

The spectacle of spring bird migration is in full swing, and you can get in on the action

Take a walk through Prospect Park with Wild NYC writer Ryan Mandelbaum and learn to connect with nature no matter how urban your environment is.

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by covering itself with dead insect body parts

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England

Baby warty birch caterpillars vibrate when threatened—before swinging away like Spider-Man

Rather than resurrect extinct species, cloning technology could save those at risk of dying out, like the red wolf, but only with solid conservation efforts and habitat protections

A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent expedition, and it turned out to be a baby

Scientists are racing to stop a tiny mite that could devastate the pollinators and agriculture