For others, it’s a way to avoid being eaten; blending into the environment makes it harder for predators to spot them. And in some cases, camouflage is used to attract mates or blend in with a social ...

While gorgonopsians lacked external ears, they had a precursor feature in their jawbone that later developed into our ...

This ant, which is actually a flightless wasp, sports a exoskeleton that mixes ultrablack regions with white areas. Researchers studying the cuticle of Traumatomutilla bifurca, a species of velvet ant ...

Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest ...

The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels in the air are making plants grow larger and faster, but diluting their nutritional content.

Prokaryotes that are able to prey upon other microbes were first described over 75 years ago, and since then predators have been identified in diverse microbial taxa. Most studies of micropredators in ...

Reintroduction of Scotland’s extinct predators could help solve its biodiversity crisis. Examples from India and Kenya show ...

Some animals can coexist peacefully while exploiting the same territory. While cats are an intriguing case in point, there ...

Winter animals have to be resilient to endure cold temperatures and adapt to food scarcity in order to survive in extreme environments.

A recent review explores how animals regularly encounter ethanol in nature, its ecological and evolutionary significance, and urges research into its effects on animal behavior, health, and ...