Beyond birds and mice, free-ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects

Squirrels emerge from nests in search of food at Ankara's Seğmenler Park

Squirrels emerge from nests in search of food at Ankara's Seğmenler Park

Steve Brusatte book dives into everything you always wanted to know about birds

Fifty years ago, it would have seemed strange for a paleontologist to write a book about birds, but today we know why the pairing makes sense. Birds are dinosaurs: it’s as literally true as saying humans are mammals. The brontosaurus and the triceratops might have been wiped off the face of the planet 66 million []

The invasive species you don’t want in your garden

Non-native hornets, ants and other critters are upsetting the balance of nature, say experts.

Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning

Pigeons seem to defy a century-old psychology law about how rewards and consequences help us learn

Scientists Are Begging You to Take Cat Poop Parasites Much More Seriously

Humans have spent years calling cats freeloaders, providing us with the bare minimum direction to justify a bowl of food and water in exchange for little in return. Turns out, all these years of even making fun of them, they’ve been host to the true freeloader, one of the world’s most successful parasites, and one []