For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

But some things never change – and now, in a couple of caves in the high desert of Oregon, we’ve found the earliest evidence of the ancient human urge to look as fly as possible. “Structurally and ...

Deep in the forests of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a story of animal intelligence and social cooperation has unfolded over ...

Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape. Ever since, skin bones have remained a recurring motif in evolution. Yet we ...

Take a leisurely look around the animal kingdom, and you will find some indisputable instances of play. There are plenty of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom—more than 1,500 species are estimated to have been observed engaging in same ...

Life sciences generate substantial plastic waste and face ethical scrutiny over animal testing, necessitating sustainable ...

Animal groups show how simple actions create shared intelligence, shaping technology, health research, and crowd safety.

Lam’s curatorial work sits at the intersection of art, ecology, technology and philosophy, but far from being preachy or pessimistic, her approach is playful and, at times, mischievous.

People refused to ride animals, even though a mule was once considered a Cadillac. The use of a bidet is relatively new and ...

Something extraordinary has happened, even if we haven’t fully realized it yet: algorithms are now capable of solving ...

The more we watch animals, the more we learn about their complex lives. Here are three famous examples of animal deception. The killdeer is a plover bird found in the Americas living on shorelines. It ...