Some 445 million years ago, life on Earth was forever changed. During the geological blink of an eye, glaciers formed over ...

By cutting into a tiny throat bone, Princeton's Chris Griffin showed that it belonged to an adult of a smaller tyrannosauroid ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

Every year, scientists add thousands of new names to the great book of life. This momentum was initiated by the work of ...

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

Ever wonder what animals really think when they encounter us? The image we hold of ourselves wandering peacefully through ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

University of Mississippi researchers have developed a new tool to help scientists study how environmental and genetic factors interact to influence autism spectrum disorder. Have you ever looked at ...

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) reported that the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s Wildlife on Wheels (WoW) mobile classroom team recently taught ...