From the mighty bison roaming North America to the awe-inspiring blue whale in the ocean depths, animals that start with the ...

The devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 set off a series of events which have long fascinated scientists like me. It was so powerful that it caused 5 million tons of debris to wash into ...

Sometimes people describe themselves or others using animal traits, like being “lion brave,” “fox clever,” or “owl wise.” This is a fun and symbolic way to understand personality, not something ...

From a bat’s wings to an elephant’s cancer resistance, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at University of Utah Health are using animals’ unique traits to pinpoint regions of the human genome ...

So what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, we’ll endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, it’s complicated! But before we get there we’ll need to ...

Does your pet have a personality? ‘How can you even ask?’ snap the doting owners. Others scoff at the idea. After years among hyenas, dogs and humans, Sam Gosling tells Liz Else what all the fuss is ...

Sexual selection drives the evolution of diverse traits across animal taxa by favouring characteristics that enhance mating success through mate choice and intra‐ or inter‐sexual competition.