The Antarctic sponge may be the oldest animal on Earth, living up to 15,000 years. In the icy waters of Antarctica, ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that ...

Tropical rainforests in Central and South America house one of the world’s most unique mammals, the slow-moving, tree-top dwelling sloth. The sloth’s endearing, round face combined with its incredibly ...

Understanding these animals helps highlight the importance of respecting wildlife boundaries and recognizing that cuteness does not equate to safety.

“They’re quite sensitive,” says Christine Rattel of International Animal Rescue, which runs a slow loris rescue program in Indonesia. “They are nocturnal, small animals that don’t like ...

Researchers have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited ... this study shows that PEDF-based eye drops can slow progression of a variety of degenerative ...

But researchers have now upended the status quo by showing that epithelial cells do indeed 'talk' to each other, albeit with slow electrical signals. It has long been thought that only nerve and ...