New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that African social spiders—dubbed "hippie spiders" for their ...

So what was the speediest dinosaur? "The fastest dinosaur was likely an Ornithomimosauria," Susannah Maidment, a ...

The World’s Oldest Animal ‘Ming’ Had a Tragic End at Age 507, but Its Sacrifice to Science Did Not Go In Vain Ming the clam ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

Study raises the question of whether social 'hippie' spiders truly have personalities at allIndividual behaviour in spider ...

This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a ...

Environmental science unifies the disciplines of natural sciences (biology, chemistry and physics) with behavioural sciences and fields such as oceanography, zoology, anthropology or geography.

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf ...

Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

Infections with parasites often entail no recognizable signs in many wildlife species, but can have still negative effects across generations. Infected animals often have a slightly reduced body size ...

Learn about Colossal's dire wolf de-extinction breakthrough and how this technology could reshape conservation.

th century imperial silk paintings hint that explorer's voyages may have carried some unintended passengers, researchers say ...