Researchers at Keele University have discovered that migratory butterflies may use different navigation systems to find their way during migrations, highlighting the importance of understanding how ...

When we explore the vast diversity of the natural world, we naturally rely on our visual senses to categorize and understand the creatures around us. We tend to assume that if two creatures share the ...

A quartet of researchers from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Básicas, Universidade de São Paulo, and São Bernardo do Campo, all in Brazil, has conducted a study of the effectiveness of different ...

Scientists just recognized a penguin species that had been hiding in plain sight for hundreds of thousands of years, and the ...

A new study investigates how different mammals react to climate change. Animals that live for a long time and/or produce less offspring -- like bears and bison -- are more resilient than small animals ...

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States, shows that not only does animal behavior change when humans modify their ...

In our modern era of larger, more destructive, and longer-lasting fires -- called the Pyrocene -- plants and animals are evolving quickly to survive. By synthesizing the wide body of research about ...

Owls showcase remarkable diversity in their facial structures, each uniquely designed to enhance hunting efficiency. The variations in facial discs play a vital role in sound localization, which is ...