African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds ...

What's the currency for all life on Earth? Carbon. Every living thing needs a source of carbon to grow and reproduce. In the ...

Researchers say Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. Ronan burst to fame about a decade ago after ...

In the case of domestic cats, dogs and many other domesticated species, intentional and unintentional selection by humans ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size and ...

Globally, people get animal protein mostly from chickens, with pigs and cattle in second and third place. A 2023 report ...

Organoids, miniaturized, stem cell-derived versions of human organs, are revolutionizing biomedical research by offering human-specific models for disease study and drug testing. While they have ...

One by one, the four California sea lions slid out of their crates and into the ocean. As the SeaWorld San Diego rescue boat ...

Analysis of the fossil suggests that the only two egg-laying mammals, platypuses and land-based echidnas, both descended from ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Understandably, this has generated a lot of “Jurassic Park”-like excitement, and the press coverage has been intense. One ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of ...