Zoology

The slender-billed curlew as an illustrated case study

Some of them seem to be repeat offenders

What rove beetles can tell us about the predictability of life

Making a Shazam for conservationists

Taking responsibility for another’s young reveals the deep evolutionary roots of care.

A warming climate may cause more bird couples to break up.

Bowerbirds arrange flowers, dung, and shotgun shells to create elaborate love shacks.

A winning photograph shows a wasp that has parasitized an egg.

A new way to deter Jaws.

A winning photograph of octopus eggs reveals early organs of camouflage.

Was the Fat Catfish ever really there at all?

What Carl Linneaus can teach us about animal appetites.