The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine ...

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 ...

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

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

In the chilly waters off the Northern California coast, palm-sized sea creatures known as Velella velella float along the ...

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 ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

The 2001 Nepalese royal massacre resulted in the monarchy's end and a republic with frequent leadership changes. Rising ...

“Ophelia has always been a bit shy and enjoys tucking into things to take naps throughout the day.” The mammals escaped through a hole in a fence during a snow storm. Louie remains on the lam. “This ...

In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming ...

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...