Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and ...

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Dr. Mike Dacey analyses the challenges researchers face when studying the cognitive and emotional lives of animals and offers ...

Across the world, scientists have identified over 1.5 million living animal species. One of the perks of being a field ...

Roussoss Demisse began with just 70 snails in 2017, but now his Demi Farm has over 5,000 Giant African Land snails.

This bird’s mimic abilities are so advanced that they can fool other species. Here’s what the science reveals about nature’s ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Jonathan the tortoise had died. Despite claims of his death spreading on social media, the world's oldest known ...