By giving some fossils a dental exam, we've learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren't the only primate ...

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did ...

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

A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can ...

Venom is one of nature’s most effective (and fascinating) survival tools. Across the world, a wide range of animals have ...

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

Here, things get interesting, as just recently it was announced that two remarkably intact dinosaurs had been discovered in Wyoming’s “mummy zone”. The region was subject to the perfect storm of flash ...

Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit of tissue deep in their brains called the pineal gland. It ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in ...

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

A new study shows Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier. This may signal broader ecosystem changes driven by climate change ...

Rare animals from India’s deserts and mountains are captivating global audiences, as Bactrian camels, indigenous dogs, birds ...