Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective experience in his new book “A World Appears”.

Meet the European hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus ), small nocturnal insectivores that turn into a spiny ball of death when they feel threatened. Unfortunately, the mammals are rapidly declining.

Two mass strandings involving hundreds of dolphins in Argentina probably happened because the pods were being hunted by orcas ...

Finding bats in the attic or under roof tiles is no homeowner's idea of fun. But Florida's endangered bonneted bats have few natural options left. With a dwindling number of large, old trees with ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel posed a deceptively simple question: “what is it like to be a bat?”. His point wasn’t really about bats. He was offering a provocative challenge about the limits of ...

Proposed changes to the federal Marine Mammal Regulations would increase the distance boats are allowed to approach southern resident killer whales from 200 metres to 1,000 metres.

Finding bats in the attic or under roof tiles is no homeowner's idea of fun. But Florida's endangered bonneted bats have few natural ...

Nocturnal animals are creatures that become active after sunset, using specialised abilities to survive in darkness. From ...

Watch half a million bats erupt into the evening sky at Gainesville’s famous bat houses, one of Florida’s most unforgettable wildlife spectacles.

When the sun disappears, and the world slowly becomes quiet, another world quietly wakes up. While humans switch off lights ...