I first encountered taxidermy because I wanted fresh meat for my sled dogs, and I heard of a taxidermist in town with a ...

A beloved eagle, a school mascot, was electrocuted on PG&E power lines near an elementary school in the Bay Area. Could ...

Explore 15 real-world innovations where animal biology inspired modern technology, from robots to raincoats and more.

Pterosaurs, the first vertebrates to master powered flight, did so with brains that were far smaller than many scientists ...

Most frogs defend themselves with toxins that sit passively in their skin, but only two species are known to go a step further and actively inject venom into anything that grabs them. These little ...

Pterosaurs acquired flight "in a burst at their origin," giving scientists new insights into the biological laws of flight ...

DREHERSVILLE — In the fall, when leaves are changing colors and cooler weather moves in, if you look up, you will see lots of activity in the sky. Pennsylvania is one of the major pathways for ...

A deep dive into animation’s funniest, scariest, and most inventive snakes, from Golden Age classics to modern CG icons and ...

In the 1950’s and early 60’s the only sure path for students to pursue a professional career was through the University of ...

Baguio City—Camp John Hay’s Yellow Trail, a popular birding spot, became the site of a rare wildlife encounter when a juvenile Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) was found. On November 10, at ...

There has been a recent influx of northern long-tailed tits, rare vagrants from Europe. The first of these tiny birds was recorded in Whalsay on 20th October. This was followed a couple of days later ...