Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...

A cease-and-desist letter forced an Orthodox Jew to cancel his minyan, but courts dismissed his First Amendment claim over a zoning technicality.

The city told a man he needed a permit to pray in his own living room. The Supreme Court just agreed that’s worth a second ...

Every July, dozens of humpback whales surface simultaneously in Alaskan waters, mouths agape, executing a coordinated hunting ...

Most whales are defined by their teeth, but beaked whales carry only two, and they never use them to eat. The reason behind this strange adaptation reveals a surprisingly combative side of one of the ...

Dozens of sea eagles are to be fitted with satellite tags after farmers complained they were snatching lambs. NatureScot, a Scottish government agency, said 40 of the birds of pre ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species disrupting the South Florida ecosystem. The snake's unique jaw structure allows it to consume large prey, including deer, whole. Conservancy of Southwest ...

Jason Edelkind, an expert with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, explains how the jaws of a Burmese python work.

Over the past two decades, molecular tools have transformed our understanding of predator–prey dynamics by enabling direct detection, quantification and network‐level analysis of trophic interactions.

With that in mind, it’s no surprise that schools and their technology vendors have been falling prey to cyberattacks in massive numbers over the past few years. In the latest episode of our Reporters’ ...

Spiders are famous for their amazing hunting style. Waiting for prey to get stuck in their webs, they quickly move in and immobilize them with both paralyzing venom and thick silk. One example is the ...

Snails don't have to become the enemy of your garden. A few thoughtful changes can protect vulnerable plants while supporting ...