A few ring-necked ducks are bobbing and diving in the middle of Long Lake. Although called ring-necked ducks, the ring is ...

Orangefoot Pimpleback. Monkeyface. Fuzzy Pigtoe. Despite their playful monikers, mussels are rock-like animals that play a ...

Humans typically consider peeing a private act. But for many animals, it’s a crucial way to share information —one that goes ...

Apr. 1, 2025 — A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked ...

Apr. 1, 2025 — Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most ...

a prejudice or bias in favour of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other species. Speciesism is often condemned as the same sort of bigotry as racism or ...

By Dean Murray London Zoo’s otter pups have decided it’s warm enough to take their first swims. The Asian short-clawed otter ...

De-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.

Purple martins are the largest member of the swallow family and the only species of martin in North America ... They feed on flying ants, bees, wasps, flies, midges, beetles, butterflies, moths, ...