Decades of ranching in the Amazon have earned Roque Quagliato, Brazil’s “King of Cattle,” great wealth – and some trouble.

An aerial safari is a wonderful way to understand one of the most remote places on our planet, says Sarah Marshall.

Otters, these playful yet skilled hunters are key to controlling fish and shellfish populations in rivers, lakes, and ...

Of all the flora and fauna in the region, snails are not one I think about very often. On hikes, they fall into the “just” ...

The world is home to many tiny creatures. Paedophryne Amauensis is the smallest vertebrate. Paedocypris fish lives in acidic ...

A team of physicists from a British university used nanotechnology to create what they dubbed "the world's smallest violin," ...

Over 16 million animals served in World War I, detecting gas, controlling pests, transporting supplies, and boosting morale.

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants feed upon. What seems to be an inert plant, a part of the ecological ...

A wild elephant wandered out of a national park in Thailand to visit a grocery store, where the peckish pachyderm feasted on ...

The Paiter-Suruí people have a culture deeply rooted in their land: the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land (TISS), on the ...

The chevrotain is a strange mashup with a rodent’s pointy snout, tiny pig-like hooves, and fangs like a saber-toothed tiger.

Renowned animal behaviorist Temple Grandin, PhD, joined “America's Veterinarian” Marty Becker, DVM, on stage to share how a ...