It rots their brains, weakens their muscles, and can linger in the environment for years.

A few glimpses into the landscape of Maryland, and some of the animals and people calling it home

The lying that we humans do requires a more sophisticated kind of cognition than a bird, flower, or fungus can muster.

A few glimpses into the landscape of Utah, and some of the animals and people calling it home

Biosynthetic engineering could protect heavily poached animals like elephants, tigers, and rhinos by giving consumers what they want.

Bart Layton’s film tells the story of a real-life robbery that went badly wrong—while mixing in interviews with the actual perpetrators.

Faced with increasingly drug-resistant bacteria, scientists and farmers are now looking to plant extracts to keep people and animals healthy.

Crustacean parasites are common on whales, but how they survive on smaller, speedier ocean animals is a mystery.