Animals

Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge

Traditional biology has long ignored nature’s sexual diversity—but evolution tells a far more complex story.

The first detailed observation of the bathroom habits of Streaked Shearwaters at sea leave scientists with a surprising load of questions

Colossal Biosciences bold announcements about its project to replicate dire wolf traits have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down

Rabbits spotted with hornlike growths on their face in northern Colorado are doing better than they look

Without a venomous bite, some spiders use a disturbing second option to prepare their food

New research is revealing how disease-smelling dogs can excel

Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species

A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environment

Birds are starting to make their way south for the winter, and you’ve got a front-row seat to the show

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at scales no one fully understands

Dolphins seem to “feel” their way across the sea with narrow, sweeping beams of sonar