For the first time, scientists tracked large shark movements during hurricanes and found that tiger sharks may find the turmoil opportunistic for feeding.

Avoiding inbreeding appears to be the exception rather than the norm for animals, according to a new meta-analysis of experimental studies.

The Centenary University professor studies the far-reaching effects of changes in the gut bacteria of mosquitos and other species.

The cephalopods resisted temptation for up to 130 seconds to earn their favorite food, hinting at sophisticated cognitive abilities such as planning for the future.

Researchers across disciplines are adopting high-tech tools to better understand the kinematics and behaviors behind insect flight.

Researchers are pulling from video games, sports broadcasting, meteorology, and even missile guidance technology to better investigate how insects have mastered flight.

Researchers are getting creative to understand flight behavior in the fast-moving and tiny animals.

Pets asked by their owners to pick up an object attached to a mat they were sitting on understood they needed to move in order to complete the task, researchers report.

Directing an object on a screen to a target provided a tasty reward.

Chirp dialects appear to be enforced by the colony’s queen, but scientists aren’t sure how. 

His career was dedicated to understanding and protecting frog populations.

The journal Ethology is the first to adopt the guidelines, aimed at clarifying experimental design and the potential biases within.

The animals adopt the emotional state of their cagemates, and the parts of the brain engaged during the process are different for pain and fear, according to a new study.

Check out the optical illusion that researchers put before canines, finding that fido and master have opposite reactions.

Researchers are using visual tricks to try to better understand canine perception.

Recent research shows that the insect’s microbial community is central to protecting the hive from invaders—both big and small.

Researchers use optical illusions to investigate canine perception.

Their ability to distinguish between individuals is strong evidence for fast mapping, a learning tool generally thought to belong only to humans.

Environmental engineer Gil Bohrer discusses how long-term, large-scale tracking data can shed light on the unexpected ways animals are responding to changes in the Arctic.