The great tit (Parus major) is the picture-perfect garden bird. With its colorful feathers and melodic, two-note whistle, it ...

While they don't write love letters, there’s no doubt animals form deep and enduring friendships and use many different ways ...

Humans ask what things mean. Animals move on. That difference explains both our brilliance and much of our psychological ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

DENVER — Winter is hard, and for wildlife in Colorado, it’s even harder. To survive, many species have developed adaptations over hundreds of thousands of years that allow them to weather the storms, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Winter is hard, and for wildlife in Colorado, it’s even harder. To survive, many species have developed adaptations over hundreds of thousands of years that ...

How do intermittent events like hurricanes impact natural selection? How do animals adapt to challenging weather? A University of Rhode Island professor has set out to track natural selection in the ...

A new study led by the University of Rhode Island's Jason Kolbe examines adaptive selection in Anolis lizards in the southeastern U.S. How do intermittent events like hurricanes impact natural ...

Cheetahs are one of the most incredible creatures to walk the earth. Unfortunately, as a result of climate change, habitat destruction, and hunting, these big cats are on the brink of extinction. To ...