Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and use terms like “higher” and “lower” animals. This anthropocentric ...

A 400-million-year-old jawed fish fossil found in the Arctic, Romundina gagnieri, could be a key link in the evolution of ...

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

A research team has created artificial animals that over time develop functioning vision from scratch - from simple light sensitivity to the ability ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Studies reveal fish don’t just react by reflex. Their nervous systems prioritize pain, triggering stress and trauma that can last minutes.

"I think if it had had cute creatures like this from the start, Hayao Miyazaki wouldn't have got angry." ...

Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an ...

Human behaviors are caused by their feelings. If we can put words to the feelings (verbalization), we will go a long way ...

Passerine (perching) birds make up 60% of all bird species, including some familiar Australian favorites, like the superb ...

In most cases, evolution is a pretty slow process, taking hundreds if not thousands of years—but when humans enter the ...