In a study published last month in the journal Ethology, researchers found that electric rays can scare away both tiger and white sharks by zapping them with powerful electric discharges. While ...

National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has logged more than 10,000 hours under water—but he's never before snapped a ...

Professor Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks and Sierra Pete M'23 offer insight in story on how seabirds offer clues to ocean health ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

Among them is wildlife presenter Bertie Gregory, who went swimming with great whites – without a protective cage – for his ...

To latch onto a deer, ticks must first pierce a thick, furry hide. Leaf-cutter ants easily gnaw through tough tropical leaves. And scorpions use their tails to inject venom into prey several times ...

The Orca, or killer whale, is one of the ocean’s most formidable predators. Though often called whales, Orcas actually belong to the dolphin family,yet their power, intelligence, and hunting abilities ...

Some species quickly responded to lower levels of human activity, but whether their return to urban areas is good for them—or not—remains unclear.

As prolonged drought plagues the Horn of Africa, some people perceive animals as a threat to scarce resources, while other communities rally to protect the creatures.