In 1979, 30 mongooses were brought to Japan's Amami-Oshima island to fight the deadly Habu snakes that had terrorized locals for years. It seemed like a perfect solution—mongooses are natural snake ...

Sea slugs with the brightest colouration and most eye-catching patterns are active during the daytime, when their appearance ...

Bogong moths use both Earth's magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly migrations spanning hundreds of ...

Jaguars and panthers, often confused, exhibit key differences despite the term 'panther' sometimes referring to melanistic ...

Coral and king snakes, though visually similar with their vibrant colors, exhibit distinct survival strategies. Coral snakes ...

It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths. Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are ...

For example, diurnal animals are busy in daylight, while nocturnal animals are active at night. Crepuscular creatures use the transitional light of sunrise and sunset.

Statistically, automobile accidents more often happen at dusk. Once night has fallen, our eyes naturally adjust to full ...

Animals that were primarily diurnal in some places, would shift to more nocturnal, or vice versa. We also noticed body size played a huge role in when they were active.

Squirrels are plentiful when the sun’s out, while rats are a more common sight after dusk. Often, the former are described as diurnal, and the latter nocturnal.But for many animals, those labels ...

Nocturnal animals were active, and diurnal animals were calm. "I think that our study will be a landmark, so to speak, because from now on, ...