Humankind shares the planet with all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures, from rare deep-sea mysteries, to black wolves, ...

Despite its tiny size, the sengi—also known as the elephant shrew—is more closely related to elephants than actual shrews!

Pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, hit the headlines more often for the illegal trade in their scales and meat ...

Fish, frogs and turtles slowed their metabolism for winter and burrowed into the ground to survive in a state of dormancy.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered a rare insect in a lettuce shipment at the ...

In this video interview, the author of 'Trees of Bangalore' discusses the city's rich biodiversity and the need to conserve ...

From beetle-pinning classes to possum yoga, the Insect Asylum offers citydwellers a place to commune with nature.

Brookfield Zoo’s role in rehabilitating confiscated animals dates back decades, due in part to its proximity to O’Hare, a key ...

Walk into the woods and you are bound to find standing dead trees, otherwise known as snags. Here's what you may not know about them.

My wife is always on the lookout for eagles, and last week we were pleased to have seen two eagles. One flew over our car in Camptown and the second was flying toward its nest near Gillett. Later, in ...

So why evolve bright warning signals when camouflage could also deter predators? The answer lies in the local predator ...

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that feeds on more than 100 plants, including several crops such as grapes, critical to NY's agricultural economy.