David Scheel’s study of mysterious creatures separates misconceptions from the often more extraordinary facts.

Affairs or lengthy spells apart commonly spell divorce for human couples — but it seems similar factors play a role in breakups among birds.

Kipling might well have believed that the female of the species is more deadly than the male, but when it comes to mason wasps, the latter have quite the weapon.

Changing their surroundings reveals how the creatures gauge distance using the visual density of their environment.

Paleontologist Steve Brusatte believes this is so because smaller mammals are better able to cope with increased temperatures.

Researchers say "wheeze honks" are identity signals, with reactions ranging from calls to spraying dung linked to a level of familiarity.

Researchers used 3D sound mapping to show how aerodynamic forces during flight explain the hummingbird's eponymous sound.

An analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA has shed new light on the impact of global heating and cooling on the American mastodon.