The orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) represents one of nature’s most beautiful deceptions. Native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, this remarkable insect has evolved to resemble an orchid ...

Deep in tropical forests, a parasitic fungus turns carpenter ants into ‘zombies,’ controlling their movements with eerie precision. Discover the science behind Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, its ...

The insect world is filled with creatures that seem to defy our earthly expectations. With approximately 900,000 known insect species—and potentially millions more yet to be discovered—Earth's ...

ABSTRACT Amazonia (defined herein as the Amazon basin) is home to the greatest concentration of biodiversity on Earth, providing unique genetic resources and ecological functions that contribute to ...

Jones, T.; Laurent, S.; Mselewa, F.; Mtui, A. 2006. Sanje mangabey Cercocebus sanjei kills an African crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Folia Primatologica, 77: 359-363. Julliot, C. 1994.

Suddenly, an alpha chimp called Imba ran out of the thick forest into an open patch of long grass, from which a crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) was seen flying away.

A crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) then immediately took flight. Moments later, Imba appeared with a motionless young bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) that the study authors assume the eagle ...

Dr. Thomas Brooks is Chief Scientist at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). During his visit to the IUCN Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC), ...

Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows — for the first time — that some of Earth’s earliest animals managed to be picky about where they lived.