Zoology

How sperm whale sounds are like team uniforms.

Eleven billion crabs vanished. Is climate change really to blame?

Earth’s largest animals are singing in ever-lower tones, and nobody knows why.

New generations of insects are devouring Earth’s forests. Humans helped breed them—can we help stop them?

Far beneath the surface, an evolutionary paradox.

One question for Jonathan Balcombe, a biologist who studies animal behavior.

When sparks fly, new species follow.

Illegal fishing is too big a problem for humans to handle alone.

Shouldn’t we respect our animal elders, too?

In the latest episode of the Ignorance podcast, Diana Reiss takes us behind the scenes with some chatty dolphins.

Insects may have been evolving to avoid light. So maybe we need to look harder for them.

Zoologist Lucy Cooke uncovers the sexual power of females in the animal world.

When you need good data in rough seas, send in the elephant seals.