Wildlife

Even the smallest insect can impact the largest animals.

The mini-paratroopers have a new role to play today.

This metamorphic record is a teaching tool, a flirtation device, a college radio favorite, a nostalgic object, and more. BOOP!

In Ecuador, Satanas the tarantula—named for his feisty attitude—became both teacher and friend to researchers.

When vessels such as the WWII tanker E.M. Clark sink, they begin a second life as habitat for a diverse ecosystem.

Life finds a way, from the bats that haunt and hunt in a majestic library to a bird sanctuary in one of the most dangerous places in the world.

In 2021, the Dixie Fire burned much of the park. Now, Lassen's recovery offers surprising lessons on resilience.

These mollusks evolved to mosey along at a particularly ponderous pace—the reasons why may surprise you.

From cute death omens to post-nuclear-disaster predators, these animals captivated us in 2023.

To make it through the long, cold Arctic winters, reindeer can get their beauty sleep while they stock up on calories.

The memorial in Nanyuki, Kenya, might be one of the loveliest and saddest places on Earth.

Jack and his handler Collette Yee found challenges, meaning, and each other in their work helping scientists better understand orcas, bats, and more.

A new study shows how the birds identify their mates in a sea of black and white.

Renaming birds isn’t new, but this official change could be the start of something larger.

In rural Chile, the kodkod, or güiña, has a bad rep for stealing chickens—and as a portent of death and disaster.