AS HAPPY as a pig in – well, you know the phrase. But when we see a hog rolling in muck, a dog racing after a stick or an elephant reunited with a long-lost relative, how do we know what these animals ...

WASHINGTON — When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing by to observe how ...

Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science Wide-ranging anecdotal reports and studies ...

On April 8, many of us will be huddling behind protective glasses and feasting our eyes on a rare solar stunner. But the sun's eye-catching performance won't be the only thing on display. You may also ...

A rhesus macaque on Cayo Santiago, which is less than a mile east of Puerto Rico. Rhesus macaques spend upwards of 20 percent of their time engaged in cooperative behaviors like grooming. Andi ...

In a bizarre and possibly adorable experiment in the UK, a bunch of creature enthusiasts volunteered to live for six weeks as wild animals ...

Animal-welfare science tries to get inside the minds of a huge range of species — in order to help improve their lives. Credit...Photo Illustration by Zachary Scott Supported by By Bill Wasik and ...

Environment Animals How do animals get their spots and stripes? A Turing mechanism holds clues to patterns More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how ...

This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. Adam Hartstone-Rose had unusual company during 2017 ...

A massive citizen science project will study how the animal kingdom reacts to April 8’s total solar eclipse. Here’s how and where to partake. A crowd watches as thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats ...

Nature creates incredible works of living art through its many different animal patterns, such as a leopard’s spots or a zebra’s stripes. But how do animals get these unique designs, and why are no ...

How do animals see the world differently than humans? In this video, we’ll show you how dogs, cats, sharks, snakes, horses, lizards, fish, and even pigeons perceive their surroundings. You’ll be ...