More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

Plastic waste releases a chemical that can confuse ocean animals, change hunting behavior, and disrupt marine food chains.

Learn more about the chemical compound oleamide that leaks from plastic pollution and changes octopus meal preferences.

A study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution on February 24, 2026, confirms that animals experience time at speeds dictated by their metabolic rates and ecological demands, with small, ...

Fast-moving animals process visual information at higher speeds, reshaping how they hunt, escape predators, and experience ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

This year, in what it calls a “study,” Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources is killing off mountain lions in an effort to increase mule deer herds. It has hired trappers from the Utah Department of ...

That moment of indigestion somehow survived the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, hardening into a “regurgitalite” that ...

Discover how crown-of-thorns starfish detect predators using chemical cues, and why the giant triton’s scent triggers a ...