When biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose watched zoo animals during a solar eclipse, he expected them to shrug it off like a passing storm. What he observed instead raised an uncomfortable question about ...

New research suggests that the ancient animal Spriggina floundersi tended to bend to the right, making it the oldest known ...

This video explains how salmon, sea turtles, whales, butterflies, and terns navigate long migrations and return to key breeding or feeding sites. It outlines animal migration and homing behavior, ...

There are many observations of animals behaving oddly during eclipses, but the reason may have nothing to do with the sun and ...

When a pregnant elephant goes into labor, other females gather around her in ways that suggest something far beyond instinct.

Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight. Neil is a 5-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs ...

Dogs are humans' best friends in many places across the globe. But does a dog in New York City respond in the same way as a ...

Cannibalism is a taboo topic for humans. Many are therefore puzzled when they hear that animals eat their own kind. Yet in ...

Humanity has spent decades building seismographs, GPS networks, and satellite monitoring systems in the hope of predicting ...

Whales breach, spout, and slap the water for reasons that go far beyond random movement, and a zoologist breaks down exactly ...

When a male pearly razorfish is snatched from the sea, a female is forced to transition their sex too early. Scientists say ...

Josh has a degree in Biology from University College London, and specialises in animals, palaeontology, climate, and the environment.View full profile Josh has a degree in Biology from University ...