From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world.

From giant stick bugs to rarely seen sea creatures, these animal videos fascinated us—and led to new scientific discoveries.

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

He photographed the darkly colored, paperclip-size tadpoles in Cedar Lake, part of Canada’s Vancouver Island. “The challenge was to get the camera-to-subject distance just right and light them well ...

From sharks to bats to lions, these researchers are showing their local communities the importance of these often misunderstood species to their ecosytems. Lemon sharks (pictured in the Bahamas) are ...

The world’s largest canine draws both reverence and ire. Here are some of the most common misunderstandings, according to scientists. A young male wolf nicknamed Gray Mane, walks ahead of its pack in ...

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are doing there. Kim Bernard, at left, is an expert on Antarctic krill, a ...

A new pterosaur species was recently discovered in the vomit of a dino. But that's just the start of revelations from prehistoric excretions.

A new medical breakthrough with embryo transfer offers hope for Africa’s northern white rhinos—there are only two left. This 70-day-old male southern white rhino fetus was the result of the first ...