Dr. Gray is a social psychologist and the author of the forthcoming book “Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground,” from which this essay is adapted. One day ...

Predators, omnivores, and herbivores all have their representatives in this exclusive club, though understandably, apex predators hog the biggest number of spots. (It's easy to have no natural enemies ...

Through evolution, animals have developed an array of defenses to help protect against predators. Porcupines use quills to fend off attackers; turtles hide under protective shells; skunks spray their ...

Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists have found. Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those ...

New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree ...

Amphibian embryos exhibit remarkable hatching plasticity, enabling them to adjust the timing of hatching in response to environmental cues, particularly those signalling predation risk. This adaptive ...

Ever wonder what animals really think when they encounter us? The image we hold of ourselves wandering peacefully through nature might be wildly different from how wildlife actually perceives our ...

This harrowing video shows a poor hedgehog that’s fallen into a swimming pool and is trying desperately to get out. On ...

Mathematical modelling has long provided critical insights into the complex interactions between predators and their prey. Traditional approaches, such as the Lotka–Volterra model, lay the foundation ...

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