Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from “Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds” by Bernd Brunner. The book explores humanity’s fascination with birds, showcasing an eclectic and fascinating ...

On September 20, Hurricane Maria tore across Puerto Rico, wiping out its electrical grid, crippling its water supply, and displacing tens of thousands of people. Shortly after the storm, Governor Ricardo Rosselló called ...

The way you talk says something about where you were raised. Turns out, the same appears to be true for bats. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel found that Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) developed ...

In a home workspace once reserved for sewing projects, Kim Williams-Guillén has made way for a 3D printer. But the purpose of the machine isn’t so much for arts and crafts as it is for conservation. For the past year ...

NATURE’s new season debuts October 4th with Naledi: One Little Elephant. The program follows the story of Naledi, an orphaned baby elephant who must come to grips with the loss of her mother and learn to accept ...

As Hurricane Irma churned along the Florida peninsula, several manatees found themselves in compromising situations. You may have read about two that got stuck in mucky limbo near Sarasota, on the west coast, ahead of ...

It has been less than a year since the second largest barrier reef in the world, located off the coast of Belize, was targeted by the Belizean Government as a site for oil drilling. The citizens of Belize, led by the ...

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by scientist and author Jonathan Balcombe. Do fishes feel pain? While it may seem obvious to some of us ...