We all know that hunger can affect us mentally and physically, and a new study of spiders reveals that these
We might have to rethink everything we thought we knew about the evolutionary history of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family of
Despite our knack for tying knots in everything from shoelaces to laser beams, there is still a lot we humans
For a team of Canadian and French researchers, dark clouds on the horizon are potentially ominous not because they signal
A study of 26 years’ worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, shows
We’re used to hearing about viruses spreading from wildlife to humans, but infection across species can go in the reverse,
The acronym CRISPR has become synonymous with editing DNA in recent years, taking center stage in the molecular geneticist’s toolbox
According to a new study, some wild plants are predisposed to “taming,” similar to how some wild animals have attributes
In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process
While analyzing the genomes of single-celled microbes, a team of researchers made a startling discovery: Thousands of previously unknown viruses
To look at them, squids and octopuses seem to have a lot in common. Both are soft, squishy, marine-dwelling animals
We already know seahorses are among the cutest and most unique critters in the ocean, and now scientists have found
Terrestrial animals do something that fish don’t. Yes, OK, there’s the whole walking around out of the water thing. But
By any measure, the Andes mountains are very, very big. Running for some 8,900 kilometers (5,530 miles) through South America,
Elephant seals drift downwards into the ocean in a “sleep spiral” to catch up on sleep while on months-long foraging
Octopuses are the chameleons of the sea, so it’s hard to keep tabs on who is who at a glance.
In humans and other animals, sex is usually determined by a single gene. However, there are claims that in some
With their baby-face aesthetics and a certain personable charm, flat-faced dogs are cherished companions around the world. It’s a love
As wooly mammoths grazed frigid Siberian steppes for more than half a million years, they evolved increasingly fluffy fur, large
The most thorough study yet of a mysterious creature that lived 300 million years ago has ruled that it had
The evolution of the human eye has long been considered one of biology’s more challenging mysteries, drawing debate over the
There’s a problem for researchers trying to identify the size of ancient armored fish from the late Devonian period (approximately
Tardigrades are microscopic creatures with a gift for survival. These aquatic invertebrates – aka water bears or moss piglets –
A lightning bolt that struck a tree on Florida’s west coast has produced a fascinating type of phosphorus material we
A buzz of clicks and gleeful victory squeals compose the soundtrack in the first footage ever recorded from the perspective
When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, the Roman city of Pompeii and its residents were buried alive, entombed
In May and June of 2018, Australia’s first near-complete skull of a sauropod – a group of long-tailed, long-necked, small-headed
Squirming slowly along the ocean floor, sea cucumbers look like an easy target to hungry predators. But at the slightest
Birds likely aren’t the first things that spring to mind when you think of poisonous animals, but two common species
At first the brown, mangled ball of fur and claws is unidentifiable. But X-ray scans have revealed this grapefruit-sized lump
Scientists have stitched together the most high-resolution map yet of the underlying geology beneath Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, revealing something previously
An ethereal blue glimmer just below the waterline has lured scientists like wisps from folklore to three new glowing species
Ask any pet owner if their beloved companion has a personality and you’ll most often get an emphatic “yes”. But
Long before we knew birds could ‘see’ Earth’s magnetic field, Albert Einstein discussed the possibility of animals with super senses
Mating can be risky, especially if you’re just a wee male spider. In many species, the female – often larger
Monkeys appear to be more easily fooled by a famous magic trick if they possess opposable thumbs, new research shows
We all have a built-in clock telling us when it’s time to eat, time to sleep, and time to get
When you’re just a wee twisty, bendy rope of muscle, fang, and bone, your options may be slightly limited when
Before humans started heating the planet by burning fossil fuels in the 19th century, Earth had experienced centuries-long widespread cool
Long before complex life crawled from the oceans to make itself at home on dry land, Earth endured an ice
Over many thousands of years, a species of animal that shared a close relationship with wolves slowly morphed into something
Scientists photographed a snailfish swimming 8,336 meters below sea level near Japan, making it the deepest recorded fish ever caught
Learning is one of life’s defining characteristics, and every living thing, from birds to slime mold, possesses this ability to
Tyrannosaurus rex might not have been puckering up for a good ol’ snog, but the dinosaur‘s teeth were not exposed
It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well,
Giant African pouched rats are as clever as they are cute. Trained them to wear little backpacks, they can rescue
All life on Earth depends on water, including us. Some of us consume water the old-fashioned way by drinking it
If you look at where wombats deposit their poo, you realize they must be able to perform some surprising acrobatics.
