There is conclusive evidence that Crocidura trichura populations declined dramatically since 1900. In fact, some suspected it ...

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

Melbourne Cup thoroughbreds are considered the best of the best in world racing. But are they really top of the tree in the ...

Seven minutes into the video, the whales attacked a second juvenile white shark. This one was worked over repeatedly until ...

A giraffe's long legs aren't just for height, they save energy by reducing how hard the heart works to pump blood upward ...

Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some cases, those animals represent valuable "assurance ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

Scientists in Japan discovered Physalia mikazuki, a new venomous jellyfish species carried north by warm currents.

The xerces butterfly was one of the first insect species to go instinct in North America as a result of humans. Read here to learn more.

Animals that disappeared from some rivers because of pollution, dams and overharvesting are getting a new lease on life that ...

Members of a research crew on Seal Island rejoiced in the puffins’ comeback, but worried about the impacts of climate change ...

There are 13 furbearer species that Iowans can hunt or trap from Nov. 1 through Feb. 28: raccoon, muskrat, coyote, red fox, gray fox, beaver, mink, opossum, badger, striped skunk, weasel, river otter ...