Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give ...

When we think of mammals, we usually think of animals that give birth to live babies, like lions or humans. But there’s a ...

Bengals are one of the most sought-after cat breeds in the world, in part due to a genetic trait that gives many of them ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge ...

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes in their behaviour. Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are ...

They're the world's largest marsupials, they hop to get around, and they use their tails as a fifth limb. But they're also ...

Beneath the deserts of Australia, a tiny and mysterious mammal glides through the sand-the marsupial mole. There are two ...

A human appetite hormone, bombesin, also controls feeding in starfish, showing it evolved over 500 million years ago. A team ...

You can find him at Threads @mickmartin182. It's been two long years since "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Season 2 ended on a massive cliffhanger. But now it looks like we're finally close to ...

Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...