Biologists and ecologists have long wished to gather high-quality data on exactly what the animals they study are eating, but how can such observations be made without disturbing the natural patterns ...

Along a remote stretch of the Alaskan coast, gray wolves have quietly rewritten the rules of what a top land predator eats.

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re highlighting an ongoing study being conducted at the Smithsonian Environmental ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

Bianchi will serve 11 years in prison, Denver District Attorney John Walsh said in a statement, following his conviction on 5 ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

Kelli Carroll, a zookeeper at the Lake Superior Zoo, introduces The Lift to the zoo’s blue-death feigning beetles.

New research broadens our understanding of how gray wolves interact with and influence aquatic habitats. On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves have been observed engaging in an unusual ...

Sea otters are often portrayed as lovable and relaxed animals that spend their time goofing around. Or, simply floating on their backs in the water with their special rock. While this image is ...

The ongoing campaign against a Colorado Springs amphitheater by some of its neighbors hit a high pitch this week as eight ...

Otters were very much in the news this past week, after a group of them bit a visitor to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, ...