So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

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

Think you heard a dog in the woods? It might have been a muntjac deer—a fanged, barking deer that's as surprising as it is ...

The speedy, plant-eating creature lived in what is now Colorado roughly 150 million years ago, and its skeleton went on ...

The dikkop bird guards Nile crocodile nests, and in exchange, the crocodile protects the bird’s eggs. Discover this wild ...

Researchers said they named the new species after the Nansei Islands near the Okinawa Trough where it was first discovered ...

Paleontology may be entering another great era of discovery: characterized by serial misidentification in decades past.

Kangaroos are iconic Australian animals who have long been used as a symbol within the country to represent moving forward.

When a stray dog nonchalantly strolled into the White House gardens during a press briefing, the internet couldn't get enough ...