Whether it’s the tiny tardigrade defying the void of space or the wood frog rising from frozen state, these creatures remind ...

Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for scrutinizing odd animal adaptations all started with a creature with a 22-point star on its face. Catania first saw a star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

While most of us have the luxury of staying inside most of the winter, animals must find other ways to survive winter. Animals have had millions of years to develop ways to increase their chances of ...

What do crayfish and the metal mercury tell us about clean water? What do animal adaptations tell us about their environment. Meet a scientist who studies crayfish and hopes they will show him how ...

See how owls turn their heads 270 degrees because their big eyes can’t move side to side. Meet burrowing and eastern screech owls at the Houston Zoo. See how owls turn their heads 270 degrees because ...

Imagine the adaptations Santa and his reindeer must have to survive their incredible journey. They would have to be equipped with extraordinary biological adaptations to survive the particularly harsh ...