Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this ...

How hard can that be?” That’s what I thought when the Student Conservation Interns and I were asked to join a researcher who was hoping to catch a particular species ...

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After years of coming in second place, 32 Chunk has finally been crowned the champion of Fat Bear Week. The nearly ...

The reason why women tend to live longer than men has long eluded scientists, but an international team of researchers now ...

A new species of firefly has been discovered in Chapultepec Park, and residents of Mexico City and beyond are invited to help ...

That means cutting down on the insects that attract spiders in the first place: keeping windows screened, sealing cracks, and ...

According to a recent study on chimpanzees, humanity's musical artform may be rooted as far back as our common ancestor as much as millions of years ago.

Mammals vs birds: Among the 1,176 species studied, female mammals live on average 13 percent longer than males, while among birds, males live about five percent longer than females.

In the wake of H is for Hawk ’s success, publishers have acquired numerous memoirs of friendships between humans and wild animals that similarly attempt to inspire empathy and, with it, conservation ...

The best time to spot bats is usually from May to September. Come October and November bats are spending more time searching ...