Gray rat snakes are among the most common snakes in Mississippi. Their unique body shape helps them climb almost anything.

Oak trees change their fine roots and "energize" soil microbes by supplying them with a cocktail of small organic compounds, ...

While green isn’t an unusual color in nature, beautiful green animals are somewhat rare and exotic. Many green-colored animals, such as toads and various insects, have little to distinguish them ...

Have you ever met a cat that feels like a secret? The clouded leopard is just that—a shadowy beauty, slipping through the ...

Scientists discover a giant thousand-year-old tree called Tessmannia princeps, a new species that reaches 131 feed high and 3 ...

The time-honored tradition of humans looking to the natural world can help us survive difficult times.

Most people don’t realize how risky it is for koalas when they leave trees. New research now shows something alarming. Koalas ...

Can animals share the same space peacefully high above the ground in the treetops? A research team at the University of ...

Deep-dwelling sharks have developed unique feeding strategies to make the most of the limited resources available in their environment. Many are opportunistic feeders, scavenging carcasses that drift ...

William La Fisca’s yard in Summit Township became populated by animals by June 2011, attracting everything from groundhogs and squirrels to snakes and deer. La Fisca decided to stick with that theme ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways, depending on latitude and aridity. The team’s data underscores the ...

Trees also expand the gray fox’s foraging opportunities. They can access bird nests, squirrel dreys, and fruit-bearing branches unavailable to ground-dwelling predators. During autumn, gray foxes have ...