Jessica Tucker

Quick Take A long-standing theory about why insects never colonized the ocean just got shattered by a tiny larva doing something scientists insisted was physically impossible.

Quick Take Porcupines' most dangerous weapon can turn against them, but their bodies have a surprisingly clever countermeasure built right in.

Quick Take The hirola's fate is tied to another animal entirely, and the connection is far stranger than you'd expect.

The post Elephants Grieve Like Humans — and We're Killing Them Anyway appeared first on A-Z Animals Elephants have been targeted for financial gain for decades.

Quick Take Clownfish aren't born immune to anemone venom, and what young clownfish must endure to earn their home is stranger than you'd expect.

World Elephant Day is a reminder that while elephant conservation efforts exist, much more is needed to prevent their extinction.

Quick Take Your perfectly manicured lawn may be one of the biggest threats to local bumblebees, though perhaps not for the reason you might expect.

Something is killing bumblebees at an alarming rate this summer, and your lawn care routine may be partly to blame. The forces working against these pollinators are closer to home than most people rea...

Quick Take Trap-jaw ants have a built-in escape mechanism that weaponizes their own body against predators, and this strategy has nothing to do with running.

Quick Take The blood-squirting isn't a reflex. The horned lizard orchestrates the entire process on demand, and the mechanics of how it pulls that off are stranger than you'd expect.