Researchers have found that cats spend longer sniffing a stranger’s odor than their owner’s odor, suggesting they can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar humans from scent alone. Cats Can Smell…
Asheville’s Comeback: From Floods to Fireflies, a Mountain City Finds Its Glow Again For decades, Asheville, North Carolina, has drawn travelers with its vivid fall colors, historic Biltmore estate, vibrant…
Meet Denali’s Newest Recruits: Five Fluffy Puppies with a Big Mission While summer brings peak tourism to Denali National Park, it also marks another special season: puppy season at the…
Wildlife experts believe that predators native to the Everglades are beginning to fight back against the invasive species of snake. Bobcat vs. Burmese Python: A Native Predator Strikes Back In…
A brand new species of elasmosaur named Traskasaura sandrae has been identified from three specimens found on Vancouver Island. Giant Phantom Jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) Where it lives: Every ocean except…
A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds learned to either adapt to the harsh Arctic winter, or…
Great eared nightjars live on the forest floor, remaining motionless throughout the day, camouflaged among leaf litter and tree stumps. The Great Eared Nightjar: The “Baby Dragon” of the Forest…
Look closely at the spots to tell leopards from jaguars: there’s a subtle clue. Leopard or Jaguar? How to Tell These Big Cats Apart A large predator moves through the…
The group took the two-month-old black bear cub into its care on April 14 after campers found it alone in the Los Padres National Forest. San Diego Humane Society Staff…
Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians around the world face mounting threats from a devastating fungus, climate change, habitat loss — and road mortality. Among these, roads pose a uniquely immediate…