Off the coast of New Zealand, high-tech video gear attached to the swift cetaceans helps scientists glimpse little-seen behaviors such as mother-calf interaction.

A 24-year-old female chimpanzee in Japan has a genetic disorder not observed in her species since 1969, one that looks similar to Down syndrome in humans.

A new system to identify the primates earns high scores for accuracy, offering the promise of better long-term tracking data to inform conservation strategies.

The legendary Wisdom, the world's oldest banded bird, has returned to her home base on Midway Atoll to raise another chick.

A new study compares traditional, ground-based bird surveys against unmanned aerial vehicles rigged with audio recorders.

A vibration message formerly understood to be a warning signal to the colony turns out to have another meaning as well.

A dog-sized creature from 260 million years ago named Euchambersia had the anatomical features necessary to deliver a payload of poison, new research finds.

A dazzling cavern and a close-up of an orca pod help round out the visual feast.

The Sawmill Sink yields a well-preserved skeleton and shell that allow researchers to obtain DNA samples

A new tool from the NOAA applies years worth of blue whale data to areas of the sea where little is known about the creatures.

The Carpathian shepherd dog is being reintroduced to key portions of the country where predators are regularly attacking livestock.

A super-soft tongue and spit that changes properties combine to help amphibians hang onto food and may even help people create new adhesives.