The tiny 'backward' brain of an ancient sea creature hints that spider ancestors might have gotten their start in the ocean.

Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea's large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and ...

Australian goannas adapted remarkably well to harsh climates. Scientists looking for hidden bone structures in lizards may be ...

Beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an ...

What is a placental mammal? Learn more about placental mammals and how having a placenta may have been an evolutionary ...

Ready to meet the world’s greatest marathoners? Let’s set out together and discover 15 mammals that hike thousands of miles every year. 15. Caribou 15. Caribou (image credits: unsplash) Caribou, also ...

These small mammals, native to Southeast Asian islands, produce songs that extend well into the ultrasonic range—far beyond human hearing capabilities. Using specialized recording equipment, ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around 150 million years ago alongside familiar dinosaurs like stegosaurus ...

A newly discovered species of dinosaur is going on display in London’s Natural History Museum. Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae was a speedy, two-legged herbivore, 64 centimetres tall and 180 cm ...