There are two species of streamertail hummingbirds on the island of Jamaica, West Indies—one with red-billed males (Trochilus polytmus) and the other with black-billed males (T. scitulus). This is a ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...

House Sparrows retained the top spot for the 14th year running. The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden ...

Recently, the Groves’ Titi monkeys have been venturing out beyond the boundaries of the Amazon rainforest where they live, ...

The team captured two Furipterus horrens — a type of “thumbless bat” — marking the first time the species has ever been recorded in the Ecuadorian Andes or found outside the Amazon rainforest, ...

The sight of tiny sparrows fluttering between the branches of a hedge is a quintessential part of a walk in the countryside. Just as the repetitive “tap-tap-tap” of the woodpecker, the ...

Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s ...

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large distances ...

Hummingbirds are easy to bring close to windows, and it’s fun to watch these pugnacious balls of fury strive for territorial ...

Scientists had surveyed the island in the 1970s as part of a regional project but only identified five reptile species. In hopes of finding some more animals, researchers spent several days ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...

One morning in 2024, Armando Schlindwein found an orange-bearded monkey on the roof of his farmhouse on the edge of the ...