This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. Adam Hartstone-Rose had unusual company during 2017 ...

Dr Maria Santacà describes how not only how fish and birds perceive their worlds, but also how ecological pressures shape the ...

When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals' ...

Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon Carlyn Kranking - Assistant Editor, Science and Innovation Wide-ranging anecdotal reports and ...

Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states. By Brandon Keim ...

New research on the rhythmic drumming and complex calls of chimpanzees could point scientists to the origins of language. Chimpanzees drum and make calls to communicate. Two new studies have found ...

Human movement today is about 40 times greater than the combined movement of all wild animals - including land mammals, birds, and arthropods.