A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.

Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory helped choose the winners of the challenge, saying the collection is proof of how lucky we ...

Bonobos, which are among our closest living relatives, live in rare societies where females tend to outrank males, even ...

Freelance journalist Sofia Quaglia, a 2023 award winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for ...

An early clip from this new series, narrated by Blake Lively, was viewed more than 8 million times. Here’s what it takes to get the world talking about penguins.

Mosquitoes are the deadly, but wiping them out could disrupt ecosystems in unpredictable ways. While only a few species ...

"Beavers always know best. The places where they build dams are always chosen just right — better than when we design it on ...

Some species that breed over large geographic areas can still be adapted to a fairly narrow range of climates, making them more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Also, species with ...

Photograph by Christian Ziegler By banding together in coalitions—meaning groups of two or more animals, but usually three to ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded ...

The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a cruise ship approximately 15 miles offshore of Coos Bay, Oregon, Easter Sunday.