Zoology

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

New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.

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

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

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

These birds are diving fools.

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

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

Are hiking and biking incompatible with protecting wildlife?

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

The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed.

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys, and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world.