While sight and hearing often take center stage, olfaction – or smell – is an essential tool that helps creatures navigate their surroundings, find food and communicate with one another. Mammals have ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Learn how to identify the Crack Willow, a remarkable tree known for its flexibility, beauty, and ability to thrive near rivers and wetlands.

This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety. The Pacific geoduck is a clam that lives along the shore from Alaska to Mexico, can ...

A new exhibit at the Science Museum is exploring our living armor, skin. It showcases skin in humans and animals including its ability to support aerodynamic feathers and insulating fur. The Science ...

Coral reefs are declining around the world, and humans are rushing to restore them. Kristina Black, Ph.D. candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, will present “Amazing adaptations under the sea: ...

This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety. Panda ants are actually wasps masquerading as an adorable ant, with black and white ...