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

The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially.

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

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

The second edition of Careers in Animal Law shows a new generation of law students and lawyers how to learn and practice animal law. From a personal assessment to law school to a career, this book ...

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 ...

Ten years ago, I would have turned my nose up at the idea that we already understood how to get machines to think. In the 2010s, my team at Google Research was working on a wide variety of ...

This video highlights three remarkable animals that owe their survival to unusual evolutionary adaptations. Scientists explain how each species developed traits so strange and specialized that they ...

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 ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) is sounding the alarm after nearly 150 animals were surrendered in less than a week. The MSPCA first rescued ...