In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and – as we’ve just ...

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and extremely dry conditions. An international team led by researchers from the ...

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 ...

Rare animals from India’s deserts and mountains are captivating global audiences, as Bactrian camels, indigenous dogs, birds ...

In the wild, survival often depends on the ability to hide in plain sight. Many animals have evolved the remarkable ability to change their color, blending seamlessly into their surroundings to avoid ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, stealing seconds at a time during around-the-clock parenting, getting winks on the wing ...