Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa ...

We’re Discovering Species Faster Now Than in the ‘Golden Age’ of Exploration In A Nutshell Record-breaking pace: 2020 saw more new species formally described (17,044) than any year in history, with ...

But cleverness is hard to define - animals have to contend with different challenges in life and what might be clever or ...

Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

We, humans, treat animals like animals, so why should we be surprised when we treat humans like animals? If only we could bring ourselves to like animals. Now is a good time to mention that we are ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

Nature never stops amazing us with creatures that seem straight out of a sci-fi flick. Be it deep-sea oddballs or backyard buddies, animals pull off tricks that leave people wondering if that is even ...

After studying rocks more than 541 million years old, MIT scientists have found new evidence that some of Earth’s first ...

They’re like living feather dusters whose mouths can see you coming. The simplest animal eyes consist of light-sensitive cells, partnered with a dark pigment. These give their owners a one-pixel sense ...

Some animals living on Earth appear so unusual that they are often compared to aliens. Their shapes, movements, and behaviors challenge common ideas of what life should look like. Scientists explain ...