Analysis - Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number of humans living on the planet is increasing fast, other great ...

A study conducted by Iowa State University researchers, in partnership with the National Animal Disease Center, suggests bird ...

Scientists in the Arctic are catching the exhaled breaths of whales to better understand their health. How? Drones. Whales breathe through their blowholes, which are the equivalent of nostrils on ...

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

Across the scope of two seasons and 12 episodes, Emmy and BAFTA-winning legend Sir David Attenborough hypnotically guides the viewer through the Earth’s many natural beauties. It’s a majestic ...

What's the value of one animal? When a wild animal is found badly injured, the most humane option is often euthanasia to ...

The genetic sequencing of the bird flu virus detected in a Dodge County dairy herd earlier this month indicates it was a new ...

Sharks and alligators and bears, oh my! This was a wild year for Central Alabama, and these animals' antics definitely ...

When you walk around the Groupama Stadium in Lyon (France), you can't miss them. Four majestic lions in the colors of ...

From caterpillars disguised as the dead to narwhals that play with their food, here are the animal tales that we loved in ...

And it’s exactly what happened this year the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few bite-sized stories that capture both the ...