Haleakalā National Park is home to many birds and animals found only in the Hawaiian Islands, including the endangered Maui parrotbill.
Rare animal behaviors were captured in a new BBC wildlife documentary series. The series, titled “Kingdom” and narrated by biologist Sir David Attenborough, follows leopards, hyenas, ...
Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have described a new way to produce large amounts of xanthommatin, a natural pigment, in a bacterium for the first time. Xanthommatin ...
US scientists have bioengineered the octopus pigment xanthommatin in bacteria, producing 1,000 times more material than ...
"Many animals use visual strategies such as size exaggeration or camouflage because perception is not about reproducing reality faithfully, but about survival," Maria Santacà, a researcher into animal ...
Police hope surveillance video will help them find three armed robbery suspects. Scientists discovered a new crustacean ...
Ancient skin pigments reveal that many turtles and "sea monsters" sported dark colors for tens of millions of years, a new study says.
A recent study identifies a consistent glow across six species of North American bats, but the underlying reason for the ...
“As we transition into darker evenings, drivers should stay alert and be aware of wildlife activity near roads to avoid ...
From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.
It wasn’t just cat ears in algebra that had the Shenandoah County School Board talking Monday night. It was also why some athletes take the field dressed like a different ...
From tiger stripes to leopard spots, the animal world is full of distinctive and intricate patterns. In a new study, CU ...