Understanding how predators choose victims can feel a bit unsettling at first, but learning about it also gives people more ...

Predators have roamed the planet for 500 million years. The earliest is thought to be some type of simple marine organism, a flatworm maybe or type of crustacean, perhaps a giant shrimp that feasted ...

It’s a quintessential nature documentary scene: An unsuspecting animal — say, a zebra, a lizard or a seal — is spotted by a hungry lion, hawk or shark. Suddenly, the predator attacks, and off they go ...

There are many geniuses of camouflage in nature. The same goes for hoverflies. They disguise themselves as wasps to avoid predators like birds, spiders, and praying mantises. However, some hoverflies ...