They are among the most reliable witnesses to a crime — expert in their testimony and bulletproof in their account. Yet they never utter a single word. They are the animals, plants, and insects that are being recruited by a special breed of forensic scientists to solve the most seemingly impenetrable of crimes. Explore the fascinating world of wildlife-related forensics.

They may look like big dumb lumps, but it turns out that walruses are actually musical prodigies. In fact, during mating rituals, walrus bulls seduce females with compositions that rival the songs of nightingales and humpback whales for their complexity.

Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden are coordinating an ambitious new project that will create a database of DNA information from the world’s tree species, according to an …

In a new study released in a Royal Society journal, and reported by the BBC, researchers used a small device that monitors …

On Mother’s Day, New York community members and bird watchers woke to some disturbing news. The body of one young red-tailed hawk that lived in Riverside Park was found lifeless, …