We all know a few basic laws of nature, like predators hunt to stay alive, prey stay alert to avoid becoming food, and ...

Female bees and wasps are the real defenders. Only females can sting, because stingers are modified egg-laying organs. Males do nothing in defence. Females guard nests, food, and colonies with extreme ...

Building a new bird house is great and all, but if you installed it without considering these important tips, you might have a perpetually empty nest.

Scientists found five hidden species using color, mimicry, and clever camouflage to avoid detection.

From bird-dropping mimics to legless burrowers, these newly discovered species were hiding right under our noses.

That spider is one of several new animal species recently described by researchers working across Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Borneo, and Peru. Each creature has evolved its own strategy for ...

The extraordinary story of two people who chose the mountain over the city – and built a life in a quiet hollow where nature ...

Sand cats leave no tracks. To find out more about these elusive felines, researchers fitted half a dozen of them with GPS collars.

Do snakes lay eggs? Yes! But, it may surprise or fascinate you to learn that many species of snakes give live birth.

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might ...

Rattlesnakes are venomous reptiles instantly recognized by the warning rattle at the end of their tails. While they live ...