A tiny termite might see an elephant's foot as a threat but losing herbivores to hunting may cause even more problems for them.

Blue whale hearts work at extremes—from just 2 beats per minute when diving up to a maximum of 37 beats per minute at the ocean surface.

Light pollution negatively affects thousands of species: beetles, moths, wasps, and other insects. Here's how to minimize the harm from your bulbs.

The mating calls túngara frogs make have an unfortunate side effect: attracting one of their main predators.

When combined with DNA identification, dogs trained to sniff out the scat of endangered lizards could offer a new noninvasive way to protect them.

"If you don't know where a hippo goes, how in the world can you design a thoughtful management plan?"

There's still an opportunity to protect vast, relatively wild spaces for the benefit of people and other living species, research finds.

After a near miss with extinction, a population of South Atlantic humpback whales is on the rise.

To steer clear of predators like orcas, right whales tone down their vocalizations, which "can be thought of almost like a human whisper."

New research finds that reef fish populations depend on two things: good hiding spots and a resident predator.