Whether you’re interested in discovering new animals, you’re an educator looking for a valuable teaching resource, you’re passionate about protecting animal species across the globe, or you’re simply ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists estimate there are over 8 million animal species ...

Have you by any chance come across a flock of birds or a swarm of backyard pests and your first thought was what do we call this group of animals officially? Most of us rely on collective nouns like ...