At a conference in Washington, D.C., in 2000, the secretoglobin super family of proteins was named to classify proteins with ...

As urban development continues to creep further into Earth's oldest and most diverse rainforests, a study reveals native and invasive small mammals aren't just adapting to their changing habitats -- ...

Not all animals follow the crowd and neither should you, because real survival means knowing when to think for yourself and ...

Since late February, more than 800 poisoned animals have been reported in just Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Aside from birds, hundreds of other types of animals are struck annually, though these incidents rarely cause human injury or ...

Wildlife rescuers are struggling to keep up with the demand to help stranded and sick marine life along the West Coast.

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

By analyzing the arrangement of vertebrae in the spines of nearly 400 species of tetrapods—a group of animals with four limbs ...

Primatologists weigh in on the debate that has ignited the internet: Could 100 humans beat a single silverback gorilla in ...

Researchers have found that wounds heal three times more slowly in humans than in other primates and rodents, suggesting we ...

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient mammal from a small jawbone found in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

The dolphin is alive and getting around-the-clock care at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. But its ...