These monkeys are literally eating dirt to help digest human junk food
Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed engaging in geophagy, the consumption of soil and clay, in an apparent attempt to quell their nausea from eating fatty and salty foods offered by tourists
‘Cocaine hippos,’ faster aging with HIV and the hidden dangers of inflammation
“Cocaine hippos,” underground bees, and fresh insights into aging and heart health
Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’
After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos introduced by the infamous drug lord will be culled, the country announced
The Pokémon universe goes hard on ecology and climate science
The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all”
Freshwater mussels are disappearing—and no one is really sure why
Biologists are racing to save America’s freshwater mussels—the water-filtering keystone species that once filled the country’s rivers and streams—from extinction
Imperiled ‘cloud jaguar’ spotted in Honduran mountains for the first time in a decade
These images, conservationists say, are evidence that wildlife corridors are paying off
Two hundred chimpanzees are embroiled in a ‘civil war’
The world’s largest-known group of chimpanzees split into two factions that are now engaged in deadly combat
How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans
Decades of data reveal that animals involved in the wildlife trade—from pet sales to meat markets to illegal poaching—are much more likely to carry pathogens that can infect humans
Stunning images reveal a massive coral reef for the first time in more than a century
These incredible corals form what may be one of the world’s largest reef systems—and researchers have a plan to restore it
The real reason there are no snakes in Ireland
It wasn’t Saint Patrick but a long history of chilly weather and geographic isolation that kept the Emerald Isle snake-free
Why pristine mountain lakes are suddenly turning green
High in the Rockies, researchers are discovering that wind-borne pollution and rising heat are fueling unprecedented algal blooms
Scientists created a digital library full of ants
Using a synchrotron powered CT scanner, the Antscan project created an open-source digital library cataloguing thousands of 3D ant specimens