Chris Morgan talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ed Yong about the astonishing ways animals sense the world around us: from birds that navigate the open ocean by smell, to penguins that sense ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...

Author Hillary Rosner argues that saving our planet and repairing Earth for the benefit of humans and nonhumans begins with ...

An urban zoo is no longer simply a place to visit on a Saturday. It can serve as vital civic infrastructure — a partner in education, health, climate resilience, conservation, and community identity.

Vision is one of the most fascinating abilities in the animal kingdom. From birds that can spot prey miles away to sea creatures that see light we cannot even imagine, animals experience the world ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not uncommon to wonder how animals see the world around them ...

Amelia Thomas' new book is a "call to listen" to what other animals are trying to tell us in a world increasingly clogged ...

Have you ever looked at two circles of exactly the same size and sworn one was larger? If so, your eyes have been tricked by the Ebbinghaus illusion, a classic example of how context can shape what we ...

Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry, or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work ...

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age extinctions. Fossil ...

"We often think we know what things look like, but in reality, we only see them from one angle — the one that’s familiar and ...