Pet owners have long joked that their dogs and cats are starting to look alike, but new research suggests that convergence is ...
Scientists were amazed to discover a 507-year-old clam that was already 100 in Shakespeare’s day, but why did it live so long ...
The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially.
A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...
A new study found that Clubonia spiders use their own antifreeze made of specific proteins that they sequenced.
Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...
A bear leans in the window of the Jeep Grand Cherokee while a woman holding a microphone asks the bear a question. The ...
What if, his team pondered, there was some way to get a look inside the egg sac to see how a baby shark develops? Enter: the ...
The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to have ever ...
A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...
In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species that evolution also involved a return trip. Dozens ...
The recent creation of the NIH Office of Research Integrity, Validation, and Adoption of New Approach Methodologies (ORIVA) is more than just an administrative shift. It represents a historic ...