Hummingbirds are some of the most beautiful and elegant creatures on earth, and inviting them into your yard is almost like ...

Pangolins, the jungle’s elusive specialists, survive almost entirely on ants and termites. Their unique diet, armour and ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

Spiders are often treated as simple ambush predators, reacting only to what touches a web or wanders too close. Research over ...

The great tit (Parus major) is the picture-perfect garden bird. With its colorful feathers and melodic, two-note whistle, it ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

The great eared nightjar, found across Asia, looks like a tiny dragon. Its camouflage, twilight hunting and unique behaviour ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.