Some animals perceive the world through senses so refined they border on supernatural, detecting seismic waves through their ...

These animal senses can detect heat, chemicals, magnetic fields, and faint signals in ways that still inspire modern ...

Some creatures have evolved abilities so bizarre and so singular that nothing else on Earth comes close to matching them. From a jellyfish that can reverse its own aging to a shrimp that generates ...

June 7, 2026 • New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with ...

We project a great deal onto animals. They are elevated into ideals of love and fidelity (dogs, horses), and often they are reduced to objects and tools (cattle, pigs, horses again). Much of ...

The Fountain of Youth remains the stuff of legends for humans, but some incredible animals have seemingly found it. These creatures were here long before us, and they have the unique ability to ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently kicked off a new nationwide tour following a six-year hiatus. But for the first time in the show’s century-and-a-half history, there will be no ...

When you’re talking about history, you don’t usually think of famous animals. But a few creatures actually did change the course of history, some in unexpected, even weird ways. A lioness raised like ...

Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyensis ...

All animals–from corgis to Greenland sharks, from dog ticks to toucans to you–descend from a common ancestor. The fossil record of animals, which runs back over 600 million years, can help us travel ...