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

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts, prompting a voluntary Slow Zone to protect the species.

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.

Analysis of the fossil suggests that the only two egg-laying mammals, platypuses and land-based echidnas, both descended from ...

This led to the discovery of a new species of multituberculate named Cambelodon torreensis. Multituberculates were a ...

In the case of domestic cats, dogs and many other domesticated species, intentional and unintentional selection by humans ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...

The tiny red-billed bird has been a subject of folklore in Tanzania and Africa as a whole; it has divided scientific opinions for years. Oxpeckers’ relationship with large mammals in Tanzania’s ...