Fast-moving animals process visual information at higher speeds, reshaping how they hunt, escape predators, and experience ...

How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows how different the acceptance of various wild animals in urban areas is. Important factors are the places ...

As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won't notice this ...

Animals don't just see the world differently from one another, they experience time itself at dramatically different speeds.

A study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution on February 24, 2026, confirms that animals experience time at speeds dictated by their metabolic rates and ecological demands, with small, ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep. Sleep is universal “even though it’s actually very ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. May 31, 2024, 02:44pm EDT Jun 01, 2024, 06:02am EDT Illustration ...

Knowing how animals use their environments to survive and thrive is a key challenge for predicting how global climate change will affect wildlife. A global collaborative study of four species of crane ...

Summer in South Africa can be relentless, with heatwaves pushing temperatures well beyond comfort levels. Wildlife does not escape this reality.

Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, ...