Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

A rare yam species, Dioscorea melanophyma, spreads its clones by fooling birds with fake berries, helping it survive without seeds.

We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least know that parrots are famous for mimicking humans. Along with parrots, ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A hairy (left) and a downy (right) woodpecker. Source: Indiana Ivy/ Fair use If self-deception, also known as the Dunning-Kruger effect in psychology, is bad enough, then discovering that you’ve ...