For highly social animals, being alone can be stressful – often leading to poor health and anxiety – but solitary animals do ...

Scientists discovered a moth that appears 3D despite having flat wings. Tiny structures on its wings reflect light that ...

Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding - the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out in an annual popularity contest. Voting for the New Zealand Bug of ...

In the dense rainforests of northern Australia and South-East Asia, a master of disguise flutters through the shadows. The ...

For almost 110 years, kids have delighted in a one-week reprieve from school in February while parents have been stressed about how to keep them busy. Most — though not all — major city school ...

This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.

Every child knows what a tiger looks like: orange fur with black stripes. But did you know that many animals - including the big cats themselves - perceive tigers as green? PETBOOK editor and ...

DCR is offering 79 free programs at 20 state parks and watersheds including guided hikes, animal tracking, craft making, and maple sugaring.

Even the best clothing camouflage patterns don’t match Mother Nature’s ability to conceal the birds and mammals that thrive ...

Like their ancestors, the red fox is known for its cleverness and predatory nature. They are densely populated across the ...

Polar bears are among the planet's most iconic symbols of cold climate adaptation. They boast a thick layer of blubber, ...