Cold-climate animals are remarkably adaptable creatures, specialized for survival in some of the harshest temperatures in our ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Given the changes in our climate and the ...

We found that most transitions to land were accompanied by a large gene turnover, with many gene gains and reductions ...

What do crayfish and the metal mercury tell us about clean water? What do animal adaptations tell us about their environment. Meet a scientist who studies crayfish and hopes they will show him how ...

Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for scrutinizing odd animal adaptations all started with a creature with a 22-point star on its face. Catania first saw a star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) ...

Camels are masters of adaptation. Here’s how these animals evolved to survive the sand and glare while preserving crucial ...

A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are transforming the study of collective animal behavior, with implications ...