Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

Japan deploys nightmarish robot wolves with red glowing eyes to scare away bears - A spate of bear attacks across Japan has ...

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When danger approaches, many creatures seem to follow the ancient proverb that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to have ever ...

A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...

Bankruptcy filing raises questions over future of Miami Seaquarium animals Animals at the now-closed Miami Seaquarium are considered assets in a bankruptcy case, and a new court filing outlines where ...

The evolutionary origin of sperm can be traced back to a single-celled ancestor of all living animals. Almost all animals reproduce by having a single-celled stage of their life cycle, involving two ...

In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species that evolution also involved a return trip. Dozens ...

The recent creation of the NIH Office of Research Integrity, Validation, and Adoption of New Approach Methodologies (ORIVA) is more than just an administrative shift. It represents a historic ...

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved similar genetic solutions to survive on land, according to a new study ...