Each spring, horseshoe crabs flood Delaware Bay to spawn, feeding migratory shorebirds and supplying medicine with their blue blood. A New Jersey volunteer program is working to keep them from dying ...

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Watch baby tarantulas molt their exoskeletons and learn how often they shed, why they do it, and how risky it can be.

Centuries before modern science could more accurately explain the natural world, brief animal sightings often inspired ...

A new AI-powered tool allows biologists to track primates in their natural environments with incredible accuracy.

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Watch how this powerful saltwater crocodile leaps vertically out of the water and then read about the science behind it.

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The Navy's Marine Mammal Program trains marine mammals to perform undersea tasks that draw on their exceptional diving and ...

Pet dogs go missing every year, getting out of the house and running whereever they please. Read here to learn what to do.