Bird feeders can be a genuine help for songbirds, especially during cold snaps and snow cover when their natural food gets ...

Although some states may legally endorse it, deer should never be kept as pets, as they require a highly specialized diet and are best left in the wild. While the deer is thought by many to eat mostly ...

A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal ...

The famous Ebbinghaus illusion, named for its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909). Despite appearances, the two orange circles are the same size. Have you ever looked at ...

You know that feeling when you’re especially hungry and want to eat as much as possible, but your mouth is only so big? Well, some animals don’t have that problem! Unlike humans with our relatively ...

For almost a century, migratory flyways have been a cornerstone of bird conservation. Knowing where these aerial highways are helps protect habitats and monitor species through carefully mapped routes ...

Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific has launched a new project aimed at putting the conservation spotlight on the stars of the marine ecosystem — the plants and animals — in an effort to forge a ...

Massachusetts recognizes May 16 as Endangered Species Day, highlighting 453 endangered plants and animals. Eleven mammals are endangered, including six whale species and five bat species. Endangered ...