Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...

Scientists may have been dramatically undercounting the number of vertebrate species on Earth. A large analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every recognized species of fish, bird, ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

These 20 animals are so strange they look like science fiction creations, but they’re completely real. Nature is far more bizarre than you think.

A lot of fans have to wait lengthy periods of time for new music from their favorite artists. But only ARMY knows what it’s like to have to watch and wait as a group steps away ...

We report on a new study from France, which indicates that dogs and cats may help to spread invasive flatworms.

A single week in late October 2025 produced a wave of new species discoveries across five countries, all connected by camouflage strategies so effective that the animals evaded scientific detection ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

Representative Nancy Mace has introduced new legislation that would make migrants without legal status who are convicted of animal cruelty offenses subject to deportation under federal immigration law ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana State University reports show that dozens of animals died after being abandoned by laboratory staff in a temporarily suspended research project, according to a complaint ...