Meet a katydid that sounds like a bird and is as big as one too! It's even able to modulate its call to avoid attracting bats ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

If someone told you it rained fish once upon a time, would you believe them? You’d be forgiven if you said “no.” But get this ...

Nature's wonders often defy human logic. Animals possess astonishing abilities honed by evolution for survival. Octopuses ...

Now, the researchers at Yellowstone National Park want to learn wolf language beyond what has been fed to us through ...

A critter the size and shape of a furry russet potato, with Mickey Mouse ears, and no tail, the American pika might not be your standard “iconic” species. But the charismatic rabbit-relative is ...

In the holiday spirit, head to the Runge Nature Conservation Center, 330 Commerce Drive in Jefferson City, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m ...

Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin, says science writer Helen Pilcher ...

For years, volunteer pilots have brought pets from overwhelmed Southern animal shelters to groups farther north.

Beaked whales are rarely spotted. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these elusive creatures.