High above the tree line, where steep cliffs meet a clear blue sky, a unique bird circles patiently with a specific purpose.

Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

Life on Earth started in the oceans. Sometime around 475 million years ago, plants began making their way from the water onto ...

My friend, Susan in Santa Monica, posted a photo of herself on social media in a state of blissful repose, a white rat perched atop her chest. I recoiled at the sight of it. I phoned her and asked, ...