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) ...

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 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In this video, you will be guided to make observations of three different animals and their adaptations for survival. Even the youngest learners ...

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 ...

Kennedy Harris, 11, of Whitesides Elementary, reacts to the display at Zion Bank during the unveiling of the new Amazing Adaptations traveling exhibit from the Natural History Museum of Utah. Kennedy ...

Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they do it. Reporting in Nature Communications, the researchers found that the brain ...

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 ...

The first flying animals didn't shrink from a little competition, a new study finds. In fact, these flying reptiles, or pterosaurs, tried all sorts of experiments to stay ahead when birds arrived on ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Snowstorm after snowstorm this past February opened my eyes to the harshness of winter and how animals struggle to survive. A few days spent on the trail rekindled memories of adaptation, ...