For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Ever wondered how some animals manage to survive without the luxury of a good night's rest while we humans desperately need our eight hours? The animal kingdom is packed with creatures that seem to ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

Birds are the most diverse land vertebrate on the planet, and now scientists have constructed a complete evolutionary tree of the 11,000 or so known species. This data came from hundreds of studies ...

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living ...

It was caught on tape-ir. After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive and well in Brazil in footage blowing up online. In January, concealed ...

A new perspective paper authored by Physicians Committee scientists and other members of the Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias (COLAAB) was just published. It discusses ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — At first glance, a plastic container, a cardboard box, or a handful of mealworms might have looked like child’s play. But for the animals at the Greensboro Science Center, these ...