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 ...

In the blink of an eye, a fire can fell a forest. With the push of a button, a city can be razed to the ground. There’s little limit, it seems, to the speed at which an environment can change.

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) ...

Climate change has a wide range of effects on wildlife. It affects seasonal migration, reproduction times, body size and mass, and disrupts ecological processes, thereby posing challenges for the ...

Learn how animals survive in the Mojave Desert and what defines a robot. Explore how animals have adapted to the harsh Mojave Desert climate with help from the Springs Preserve. Then Dr. Louis Rubbo ...

Minnesota has reported the U.S.'s first ruminant—a group of animals including cattle, sheep, and goats—to test positive for avian influenza. Results are in from a study led by Dr. Juzhi Hou, Dr. Fahu ...

One of the most wondered — yet rarely asked — questions this time of the year is how do animals that don’t migrate to warmer climates manage to survive? (Like some of our friends, including J. Randy ...