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Zoology

This Tiny Frog Is Fierce

The see-through amphibian goes big to protect its eggs.

September 25, 2024

The Stealthy Assassin Robberfly

Don’t underestimate this slender predator from the British grasslands.

September 13, 2024

How to Find Baby Sharks

Where do shark moms give birth? Remarkably, scientists are just figuring it out.

September 9, 2024

Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought

New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.

If Animals Could Talk

A new art installation broadcasts the audiovisual worlds of dolphins, bats, snakes, and other animals.

August 2, 2024

The Wisdom of Fish Schools

How animals—including us—outsource decision-making to a network.

July 30, 2024

There Will Be Blood

Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.

July 22, 2024

Underwater Harmony and Chaos

These birds are diving fools.

July 22, 2024

The New Science of Animal Minds

The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World.

July 16, 2024

The Haunted Forest of Butterflies

A winning photograph shows millions of Monarchs dripping from Mexico’s fir trees in winter.

June 28, 2024

We’re Polluting Our Forests—with Noise

Are hiking and biking incompatible with protecting wildlife?

June 26, 2024

The Most Unlikely Migration

17 million insects cross the Pyrenees each year, with enormous impacts on the environment.

June 24, 2024