Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

Exports of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia will remain legal pending further review, despite recommendations for a ...

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

What’s more, the behavior appeared in a totally new area—Minoh Quasi-National Park near Osaka, Japan, which is more ... certain it’s the same animal. “It’s difficult to recognize ...

As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals' ...

Whether you’re cleaning your kitchen after a big meal or finishing a painting project, it can be tempting to pour just about anything liquid—or sometimes even solids—down the drain.

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United ...

For someone who grew up with Bengali and English, learning Japanese is a fresh and bracing experience, writes Baizid ...

The research initiative comes amid a growing risk of outbreaks of diseases that spread from animals to humans. Read more at ...

Most animals, including humans, have bilateral symmetry, which means our bodies are pretty symmetrical. At least on the outside. On the inside, things are different.

The National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) commends the CITES Standing Committee's decision not to enact a trade suspension on long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) from Cambodia.