From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Today's ecologists have more data than ever before to help monitor and understand the world's biodiversity. Yet researchers ...

Some wild animals are relatively easy to study. Certain penguin populations, for instance, are so unaccustomed to large predators that they barely fear humans and will often wander right up to ...

Researcher Jeremy Kiszka teamed up with a company that makes an app to follow the movements of species at risk. Proceeds from its sale fund the university's marine conservation efforts.

Is a bobcat or house cat lurking around your property? If unable to find the feline, the tracks left behind can help solve the mystery.

Researchers developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking which they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. They have thus taken an important step ...

By Carolyn Cowan Few people have the opportunity to meet near-mythical beasts in real life — but Rob Timmins has. He’s one of ...

One winter several years ago, I conducted one of my weekend retreats at a conference center in western Massachusetts. When I arrived, I heard about another retreat being offered there the same weekend ...

How many animals are used in taxpayer-funded experiments every year? The truth is, no one knows. Estimates range from 10 ...