Researchers are investigating why many turtles have a mysterious black bar in their eyes and if it aids navigation.

Q. You reply to a lot of biology questions, sometimes citing scientific publications that have the answer. Have you run across any animal mysteries that do not have a surefire explanation?

Caracals move their ears in ways that seem almost impossible for a cat, and the secret behind that ability reveals just how ...

What appeared to be a tiny mushroom clinging to the underside of a leaf in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest was actually something ...

Bright green, brown, dark, speckled or almost disguised as a shrub, the chameleon — the king of camouflage — is expanding its ...

Scientists recently described the hairy ghost pipefish, Solenostomus snuffleupagus, after years of confusion around a ...

There are approximately 130,000 leopards in the world. However, there is one such country which is home to nearly 50% of the ...

A new spider discovered in the Amazon disguises itself as a parasitic fungus - similar to the plot of the hit video game and TV series The Last of Us.

Summer has finally arrived, and whether you’re strolling down to the local park, barbequing at a mate’s house or jetting off ...

In the sugarcane fields of Pilibhit, where tigers now live and hunt, daily survival for local women workers means choosing ...

Meet the satanic leaf-tailed gecko – a master of disguise that blends seamlessly into leaf litter, has devilish horns and a ...

Southern Oregon is full of surprises, and Great Cats World Park might be the biggest one of all. Tucked away in Cave Junction ...