When we think of the age of dinosaurs, we often picture huge reptiles like Tyrannosaurus rex or long-necked dinosaurs ...

A new study has suggested a species of marine animal may communicate with each other by waving. Researchers from École ...

Blood is often associated with the color red, but in the animal kingdom, it comes in a surprising range of hues. From the ...

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists have discovered. This ability -- which is rare among vertebrate animals -- allows these fish to feed rapidly ...

A recent study shows that marine oxygen levels were crucial to the evolution of early Paleozoic trilobite body size, ...

Greenland sharks show no signs of retinal degeneration despite living for up to 400 years, and scientists have identified ...

Autotomy refers to an animal’s ability to shed or remove a body part as a defense mechanism. This act of self-amputation is ...

The longest-living animals on Earth are timeless creatures with unique adaptability and ageing mechanisms, allowing them to ...

The southern corroboree frog is an iconic species in Australia. The tiny frog is known for the striking yellow and black ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...

Naturalist David Attenborough embarks on a 500-million-year journey to track the rise of the vertebrates, which he considers one ... to trace the evolution of animals with backbones. The fossils, ...