Humans have undoubtedly bred cats to create certain breeds, but did any of these feline breeds emerge naturally?

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

That ethos continued in 1993, when Damon and Deanne Howes headed into the wilds of south-western Tasmania (Issue 36, Oct–Dec ...

Discover the fascinating stories behind feline rarities that stay home just as much as famous travel destinations.

Amid geopolitical flux & declining Western dominance, BRICS represents a pragmatic pathway for India to navigate ...

Gautam Menon, professor at Ashoka University, and his team modeled a potential H5N1 spillover in a poultry district. Their ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Studying wild rock doves gives us a rare chance to establish how one of science’s model species lives in nature. This may ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Across the world’s oceans, killer whales share the same striking black‑and‑white look yet live radically different lives.