Birds separated by vast geographic distances and millions of years of evolution share a remarkably similar learned vocal ...

With LFF kicking off mid-week, Kristy Matheson also discusses "totem animals," such as a range of birds that can be seen ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study ...

Tails are vital for animals. They help with balance and communication. Some animals have long tails. These tails aid in ...

Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits make it the perfect species for studying evolution and natural selection. A new study looks at how ...

Scientists estimate there are over 8 million animal species on Earth. Over a million of these species have been named. Here’s ...

Animals need to get creative to survive in the wild. While some feature bright “warning colors” to keep predators away, a strategy called aposematism, others evolved to stay hidden in their ...

The range of lifestyles, forms and patterns that characterize life are staggering in their variety, which rivets the eye and ...

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that ...

When something dies, a telltale radioactive signal ticks like a natural clock. Discovering it helped us solve all sorts of ...

Scientists found that the Turkana people of northern Kenya evolved special genes within 5,000-8,000 years to help them ...

The biological study of species offers no equivalent to such transmutation. An individual which belongs to a given species ...