One of the longest-lived animals just became a parent at an amazing age! Here's more about this lovely mother, and her ...

The process set in motion by Tiktaalik (or its cousins) was necessary for the great variety of animal life we see today. On land, animals faced all new challenges. Nothing in the history of life ...

Reid Park Zoo and Mexico’s Huichol tribe collaborate to unveil new sculptures that aim to raise awareness about vanishing ...

Metabolism is known to be linked to lifespan in some species, though it remains unclear how this effect is mediated. Here they show that reduced pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity lowers ...

Are land sharks real? While most shark species exist solely in ... Epaulette sharks are bottom feeders that prefer sand and coral reef areas to get their food. A nocturnal animal, they are often ...

April 14, 2025 • Did you know there's an insect that can fling its pee 40 times faster than a cheetah accelerates? We did — thanks to a comic from the Bhamla Lab at the Georgia Institute of ...

This unity amplifies their ability to confront predators or deal with environmental challenges. Compared to other large land animals, such as the rhinoceros or the hippopotamus, the elephant’s ...

Hippos may seem slow and docile in their aquatic habitats, but they account for more human fatalities in Africa than most large animals. Capable of surprising speed both in water and on land, they ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Some fruit flies sacrifice sleep to avoid parasites like mites. Researchers discovered marked differences in gene expression related to metabolism in the hypervigilant ...

Mudskippers dig muddy burrows with their mouths, which provide oxygen, moistern and protection while on land.

Shawn Simpson has long been fascinated by the creativity of animals. He first became interested in the notion as a boy when he was enchanted by a spider’s web. Now a lecturer in philosophy at the ...

The following answers to this artful question each win a random book. Art is something we do, a verb. Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and desires, but it is even more ...