Islands are biodiversity hotspots. They only make up 5 percent of the world’s land mass, but they are home to 20 percent of ...

A University of Portsmouth student has discovered a new species of prehistoric mammal dating back 145 million years to the ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the ground dropped out underneath its hairy paws, and it fell into a ...

We were trying to learn how certain animals lost their regeneration capacity during evolution and then put back the ...

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

Capybaras are some of nature’s most interesting animals, known for their sweet personalities and unique social bonds. Florida ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

Research led by the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing has discovered that switching on a single dormant ...

Trapped by ice and molded by genes, the Norwegian lemming split from its Siberian cousin just 35,000 years ago, a new study ...

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh shows for the first time how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances ...

Hoarding, in the animal kingdom, is a strategy that has been perfected over millions of years. It is not just a survival ...