Come face-to-face with portraits of endangered species and confront who we are pushing off the planet. Joel Sartore is trying to photograph as many endangered species as possible using a portable studio with black and white backgrounds, in zoos, in private collections and in the field. Some of these species are no longer exist out in the wild. Joel started on the project five years back after reading an essay on amphibian decline. He realized he needed to show these threatened species to the world before they were gone forever.

How much sleep do animals need? Compiled by: Dr. Eric H. Chudler, department of Bioengineering, research associate professor, Engineered Biomaterials, director of Education and Outreach, University of Washington.

Amazing magnified images of insects and more...

Those species that graciously remain in our cities and towns are being forced to make some behavioral changes. To circumvent the din of honking horns, plane engines, and other deafening hallmarks of modern living, birds are changing how they vocalize