An obsidian stone point found at the site, with fossilized plant roots attached. (Tim White) A monumental archaeological ...

Decades of data reveal that animals involved in the wildlife trade—from pet sales to meat markets to illegal poaching—are ...

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where ...

The urban monkeys in New Delhi are so bold they’ll steal the lunch right off your plate. If you’ve spent time in New York, ...

The animal kingdom is no stranger to astonishing abilities, including the remarkable power to regenerate lost or damaged body ...

Having a tail that extends beyond the anal opening is a requirement of membership in the phylum Chordata, where humans and ...

As ships return to the Strait of Hormuz, mines, sonar, and congestion continue to reshape the Gulf beneath the surface.

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...

A remarkable assemblage of fossils from China is revealing that animal life diversified in Earth’s primordial seas millions of years earlier than previously known, with an array of forms including ...

About 22 people per year are killed by wild lions, but the animal that's considered "the most dangerous animal in Africa" ...

The upcoming animated adaptation of “Animal Farm,” directed by “Lord of the Rings” actor Andy Serkis, transforms Orwell’s ...

Scientists discover a tiny ancient reptile, Captorhinus aguti, that may explain how rib breathing evolved and how humans ...