Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water, or nectar, that comparison holds. Scientists have discovered that the ...
Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...
Some 450 mostly rescue or disabled animals are housed at Happy Pants Ranch. 34 animals were rescued from a property littered with waste and hundreds of empty cans in Walsall. The RSPCA sees 260 ...
The words reindeer and caribou are largely interchangeable, but depending on where you live, there may be different naming conventions. In Europe and Asia, these animals are always called reindeer, ...
From a pink dolphin slinking through the Amazon's waters to the sight of monarch butterflies filling the skies of Mexico, this year's best photos will take you on a journey across the planet.
Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. We were living in a cataclysmic age of mass extinction and climate instability even ...