UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and ...

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, ...

New University of Maryland research suggests that dinosaur parenting strategies helped transform the Mesozoic world, as “latchkey kid dinosaurs” spread into ecological niches their parents left ...

This innovative technique, colloquially known as “snot-bot” sampling, allows us to understand whale health better than ever ...

New research led by the University of Washington suggests that two different climate transitions millions of years ago fueled ...

Dissecting the regurgitated nuggets is a popular STEM activity for educators and kids alike. But where do all those pellets ...

Dissecting the regurgitated nuggets is a favorite STEM activity of educators and students alike. Here's a look inside this ...

Rabies is a potentially fatal viral disease that is transmissible to all mammals, including humans. It infects mammals when the rabies virus enters a victim’s nervous stem, typically via an animal’s ...

Key mutations and animal spread could raise the risk to humans. Bird flu is spreading. The avian influenza virus H5N1 has ...

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins off the coast of British Columbia have been observed cooperating with orcas, a ...