Movement data from wild predator–prey encounters and controlled human catch-tag games have been combined to create realistic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists often divide predator species into two camps: ...

In the wild, every hunt is a mix of instinct, strategy, and opportunity. Predators don’t attack at random, they carefully assess their surroundings, weighing which prey offers the best chance of ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

Predators are typically larger, faster, and more powerful than the animals they hunt. Yet in nature, most attacks fail. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Hundreds of people died last week across Europe from the heat; they’re a symptom of a larger problem that governments around the world have failed to address — that goes far beyond simply global ...