Each species has specific rituals to attract mates, and success typically comes from doing what is expected (and doing it ...

When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is ...

Many animals, unlike humans, exhibit fluid gender identities through a phenomenon called sequential hermaphroditism, where ...

The concept of gender in the animal kingdom transcends human-defined boundaries. These animals show us that adaptability is key, and survival often means rewriting the biological rulebook.

Anyone could make a mistake in thinking that the “fiction” bit of science fiction absolves the genre of any responsibility to ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

A woman who was found dead in a city centre had been treated like a "performing clown" according to a homeless charity. Keeley Thornton, 34, was found unconscious early on Tuesday evening in the ...

Howard Buten, a college dropout from Detroit, juggled three extraordinary lives. In one, he was a tender, clumsy and wordless red-nosed clown named Buffo. He sold out theaters around the world.