A research team from Munich has identified a previously unknown communication mechanism in harvestmen. Five closely related ...

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves.

Every critter on this planet that relies on a sexual means of reproduction has its own way of luring in a mate – but ...

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in ...

Friedrich, S., Schwager, M., Heß, M., Glaw, F. & Lehmann, T. Evidence for fluorescence-supported species recognition in syntopic harvestmen. Sci Rep 16, 2631 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026 ...

Starting in 2026, the Netherlands will withdraw legal protection from certain cat breeds linked to serious, long-recognized ...

City environments subject animals to noise, light, crowding, and fragmented habitats that subtly but powerfully reshape how they communicate.

Most people are familiar with the emotional presence of dogs and cats in a household. Living with them makes it clear that ...

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

A major new review of human studies finds consistent differences in gut bacterial communities between people with mild ...

Since 1966, every edition of the FIFA World Cup has brought more than elite football. It has brought a face. Sometimes ...