Scientists compared genomes from 154 animal species and found that land animals share genetic tricks for surviving outside ...

The toxic cane toad may be big and warty, but the eggs it lays in delicate, translucent strings resemble a strand of ...

Biologists thought that marine heat waves lowered urchin reproduction only at lethal temperatures. A new study shows ...

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic is on the move - and has surfaced just off the coast of New ...

These two haunting wildlife portraits reveal the quiet violence of human expansion and, more importantly, the fragile lives ...

Seven new species of frog-like insects, unearthed in a rainforest, have been officially confirmed as new to science following a detailed examination of their genitalia. These previously unknown ...

University of Iowa biologists discovered that a New Zealand freshwater snail duplicated its entire genome, capturing a rare ...

Stingrays give birth to live babies, but they aren't mammals. Learn all about these fascinating fish that live in oceans and ...

Modern herds generate more information than ever. Veterinarians are key to interpreting it and guiding data-driven management ...

An estimated 72% of Arctic Coastal Plain shorebirds – over 4.5 million birds – nest in the reserve. This includes the yellow-billed loon, the largest loon species in the world, with most of its U.S.

Most species on Earth exist as two biological sexes, and the exchange of genes between males and females is vital for their ...