Imagine taking your SUV in for a new fuel pump, only to have the mechanic dismantle a nearby motorcycle and pronounce, “This ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Scientists found a 307 million-year-old fossil, Tyrannoroter heberti, revealing one of the earliest known land vertebrates with teeth adapted for eating plants.

A 2025 survey in the forests of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia uncovered several rare and endangered animals.

They placed a hamster wheel in the wild to see whether mice would use it as they do in captivity. Not only did the wild mice ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that ...

Scientists discover 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils that reveal how ancient animals used Earth’s magnetic field as a ...

Ever wondered how some animals manage to survive without the luxury of a good night's rest while we humans desperately need our eight hours? The animal kingdom is packed with creatures that seem to ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

Instead, environmental cues trigger changes in gene activity, which then change levels of key enzymes and hormones. In particular, one enzyme, called aromatase, is known to change male sex hormones ...