Medieval lion and leopard skulls found in a Tower of London moat are revealing secrets about big cats kept inside the English royal palace, researchers say.
The U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans to build an undersea warfare training range on the U.S. East Coast despite fierce opposition from animal welfare groups.
The stereotypically silent mouse may be one of nature's best singers, according to researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.
Even with their tiny brains, bumblebees can solve complex color puzzles, new research shows. Learning how could lead to robots that see the way bees—and people—do.
New experiments with wild elephants in Kenya confirm anecdotal reports that the animals show keen interest in the bones and tusks of other dead elephants.
The world's largest onshore wind farm, planned for a Scottish island, could provide power to more than a million people. But the project has been stirring a storm of controversy.
Hundreds of former pet pythons are expanding their range in Florida's Everglades National Park. But local scientists are working on ways to eradicate the invasive predator.
Gorillas are widely seen as less brainy than other great apes. But the nut-smashing antics of a young female gorilla may help change that perception, experts say.
An austerely artful flock of birds soared to the top of the 2005 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, organized by London's Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
