Many animals rely on smell and taste systems far more sensitive than those of humans. Some predators can track prey by following faint chemical trails left behind in the environment. Sharks, snakes, ...

Across deserts and sandy coastlines, several animals have evolved the ability to hunt from beneath loose sand. These ...

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, ...

A study examining fossil evidence shows that large land predators were already hunting big plant-eating animals more than 280 million years ago. University of Toronto Mississauga researchers Jordan M.

Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has been searching for this elusive herd for years, and the story of his ...

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

Sonselasuchus cedrus, discovered in fossils from Arizona, was a crocodile relative from the Triassic period that grew into an ...

Gulls are often seen as intruders in our daily lives. But researchers are discovering what really motivates them—and strategies to keep them away from your lunch.

The remains of the fearsome Spinosaurus mirabilis have been waiting for eons to be discovered in a Sahara Desert fossil bed.

Tourists were stunned when a pair of orcas tried to hunt a gentoo penguin alongside their ship. Here’s what happened next.