Adaptation is essential for survival. Across species, it occurs over many generations through evolution and natural selection ...

Learn more about the chemical compound oleamide that leaks from plastic pollution and changes octopus meal preferences.

More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing this question, a recent study shows that predator and prey behaviors ...

Predators like wolves have an advantage over deer and elk in deep snow. Understanding how different predators navigate snow can inform conservation and management.

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

Predators come in all shapes and sizes, but some defy the odds, taking down prey far larger than themselves with cunning, teamwork, or sheer power. These remarkable animals prove that size isn’t ...

The fossil vomit was found at the Bromacker site in central Germany, one of the few sites that preserves a fully terrestrial ...

We often think of Britain’s birds as gentle and graceful. They eat seeds, visit gardens, and sing in the mornings. But some ...

Biologists attached tiny recording devices that looked like mini backpacks to bats. What they found revealed a surprising ...