The Frog and Toad survey is a citizen-based monitoring program. Surveys are conducted to determine the status, distribution and long-term population trends of Wisconsin’s 12 frog/toad species.

Male roundworms are worse at learning from experience than their mates, according to a new study, often to the point of ...

Can dance ever be a matter of life or death? Yes, for a peacock jumping spider, it is. It has to impress its female mate with its dancing—and if she isn't impressed, it could be deadly. Read on to ...

By analyzing the flowerpot snake's unique genome, scientists are uncovering how the tiny reptile repairs its DNA and prevents harmful mutations. The findings provides valuable insights into genetic ...

Common lawn plants like dandelions and violets that homeowners often try to eliminate are actually critical nectar sources for North American pollinators facing habitat loss.

Friday, the zoo's new female American Red Wolf, Ajana, could be seen for the first time in her new habitat after arriving Thursday night from the Sioux Falls Zoo in South Dakota.

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, ...

The new species was identified off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The body of water ...

A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious ...

With blue ghost firefly mating season almost upon us, here's how to get tickets to the yearly tour, information on the ...

Are seals mammals? We've done the research! Jump in to read about the characteristics of seals that make them mammals!

The mating game in the animal kingdom is nothing less than fascinating and somewhat weird. Some species pierce, clone, chew, ...