“We knew that many animals, including humans, can accumulate quite significant electrostatic charges,” said Dr. Sam England, who is a postdoctoral scientist at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, but ...

Katie Clow receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). She has completed veterinary education ...

Some of the most insidious and ancient threats to animals on Earth are parasites that hijack the bodies and brains of their hosts for their own nefarious ends. Now researchers are starting to gather ...

Monarch butterflies don’t take too kindly to the colder Winter months. The insects naturally avoid the cold by migrating to places that stay warm year-round, such as Mexico and Southern California.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To survive in the harsh wild, many animals turn to drastic measures for food. An example of this is a feeding strategy known as ...

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.