Ancient animal history is extremely difficult to reconstruct, for a number of reasons. Some of the earliest creatures in existence were soft-bodied and microscopic, leaving behind very little ...

A newly identified sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols linked to the oldest-known animal biomarkers, supporting the idea ...

DNA tests and bird song recordings reveal Japan’s cryptic Tokara Leaf Warbler, a rare island bird only just recognized as its own species.

Critically endangered Māui dolphins cannot afford losses; learn how scientists study carcasses to protect every living animal ...

There was something about the way the dog was walking in a "wobbly" way that prompted staff to have him undergo testing.

The Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails include everything from alpacas, anteaters and bush dogs to miniature donkeys, ...

Unlike women, who are born with most of the eggs they’ll ever have, men produce sperm continuously from puberty onward, storing it in the reproductive tract until it’s ready for release. When men need ...

“I don’t know what this thing is, it’s a giant dragon,” Bareilles sings in now-viral March 18 Instagram Reel ...

Performing Animal Welfare Society opposes display of white tigers as outdated, inhumane, and inconsistent with ...

Scientists have discovered new animal species living in Cambodia, following an extensive survey of the country’s underground ...

The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to ...

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...