In Yellowstone National Park in the USA, ravens are strongly associated with wolf kills. For many years, it had been assumed they followed the region’s top predators in order to be the first ...

Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

New Scientist reporter James Woodford recalls his run-in with rabbits I was working a Sunday shift when the news came through, and it gave me an instant sinking feeling – the big kind that you ...

Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discovery that contributes to a shifting view of how ...

The newly discovered fish fossil fills a key gap in our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate diversity.

In Yellowstone’s wild chess match between wolves and cougars, it turns out the real power play is theft. After tracking nearly a decade of GPS data and thousands of kill sites, researchers found that ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

From powerful lions of the savanna to majestic eagles perching in mountain-top nests to stealthy crocodiles in everglade swamps, apex predators inhabit various ecosystems around the world, ensuring ...

I've long been interested in ways in which humans can peacefully coexist with so-called "problem" animals, including predators. In most cases, conservation protocols that call for killing these ...

Horns are often seen as defensive tools, yet footage shows them used with lethal effectiveness. This video compares horned animals to predators that rely on teeth and claws, highlighting moments where ...