Few phrases are as limiting as “once in a lifetime”. They should happen more often. That was our feeling after just 48 hours in South Africa.

Eastern box turtles are disappearing across the eastern U.S., threatened by slow reproduction, roads, and habitat loss. Scientists use radio telemetry and GPS tracking to understand their movements, ...

Already, they’re showing a side of these creatures we’d never see otherwise. The delicate hairs of this caterpillar, captured ...

Ben Hoare discovers the extraordinary birds that defy nature’s norms – from hibernation to one that behaves like a cow.

The park is open once again as Mattel is back with some brand new 3.75" Jurassic World Hammond Collection dinosaurs ...

A rare rainforest insect, Arota festae, starts life bright pink before slowly turning green, revealing a surprising ...

Spotting a snake in the garden can startle it as much as it startles you. Here's what you should—and shouldn't—do if you spot a snake in your yard.

Scientists link humidity, microbes, and melanin to a pattern where animals in warm, wet climates develop darker feathers and fur.

Piping plovers are here, American woodcocks arrived earlier than ever, and groundhogs have started to show themselves.

Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a ...

A tropical insect has been found to change color from vivid hot pink to green within a fortnight, which scientists believe may mimic the young leaves of rainforest plants. The findings, published this ...

Be still our beating hearts, it's officially cute baby season and a whole plethora of cute, fuzzy, fluffy little critters are being born into the world. And while it might go agai ...