Author: Jake

Large ears can perform very different jobs. Some release body heat, while others detect insects underground, locate prey in darkness or help animals communicate. There

Extinction dates are often less certain than they appear. An animal may disappear decades before scientists gather enough evidence to declare that no surviving population

Words like “beautiful” and “ugly” reflect human taste, not ecological value. A species with exposed gills, an enormous nose, a narrow crocodilian snout, or a

Photographer Paul Browning filmed birds landing on a deer in London’s Richmond Park in March 2021 and pulling loose fur directly from its coat. The