Rare footage shows a dolphin nipping a much larger black caiman—a glimpse into the complex dynamics between two of South ...

Only a handful of scientists study nautiluses, and many of the most basic questions about the creatures’ lives haven’t been resolved. And yet, they have captivated humans for centuries, their ...

Scientists in Slovenia are working hard to protect a cave-dwelling salamander – and the subterranean habitats that supply much of the region's drinking water.

Days of Plenty The hooded grebe was unknown to science before 1974. That’s when researchers made a surprise discovery while preparing bird specimens for a museum collection, says Santiago ...

Despite a range of threats, from goats to cyclones, Socotra's dragon blood trees are staging a slow comeback – with the help of the people who know them best.

An American crocodile nicknamed "Cletus" is famous for being the only one of his kind to inhabit the waters of the Dry Tortugas, a remote cluster of islands west of Florida's Key West. Since he ...

As recently as the 1980s, no one knew whether ocelots still lived in the United States. When a biologist named Michael Tewes set out to look for them, many researchers assumed they’d been ...

How do you tell a defensive black bear from a predatory one? What should you do if you're facing a bluff charge? When attacked, do you fight or play dead? Here's your 101 guide to staying safe in ...

Buried in mud for millennia, some of New Zealand's ancient kauri trees are revealing surprising clues about Earth's climate – past, present, and future.

Without a good defence system in place, sphinx moth caterpillars are essentially energy-rich 'nom-nuggets' presented on a bed of leafy greens for the jungle's predators – so scare tactics like ...

YOU MADE IT TO THE END Our planet is a busy, crazy place. And amidst all the noise, voices get lost and some stories are never heard. That’s especially true of our planet’s countless wild ...

In the Netherlands, especially in the northern region of Friesland, artisanal trapping of shorebirds for food was a centuries-old source of livelihood in rural communities. These trappers, known ...