Zoology

Watch how hundreds of thousands of bats choreograph jam-packed nightly migrations with surprising grace.

These female frogs fake death and pretend to be the opposite sex to head off unwanted male attention.

Their inner compass could be guided by quantum forces.

Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna?

Bats, rats, fish, bivalves, and butterflies are just as important for ecosystems as apex predators.

The author on writing his new book “Crossings,” about the environmental destruction of roads.

What happens after a discovery hatches.

Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.

Tiny box jellyfish are brainless—but they still make memories and adapt.

San Diego is a biodiversity hotspot for bees. Researchers need help documenting them.

Seahorses don’t care if there’s plenty other fish in the sea.

Many animals suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Scientists are just figuring out what that means.