It is damp and drippy as I write. I’ve returned from a walk in the woods where the only news and conversations were between ...

A study has found the economic burden of invasive species is 1646 per cent higher than previously recorded, with an average ...

Scientists identified a hidden "sixth sense" in geckos that's upending up what we thought we knew about animal hearing.

Fossils from Scotland’s East Kirkton Quarry are now dated to 346 million years ago, offering rare insight into vertebrate ...

Toads don’t get a lot of press. They don’t show up on posters or in videos, they don’t decorate lunch boxes or hats and not ...

Climate change threatens amphibians globally with extreme weather destroying breeding habitats and increasing mortality.

Across Earth’s many landscapes and oceans, life has formed in patterns that might not be obvious at first. While it may seem like species are scattered randomly, a new global study suggests there’s an ...

It’s hard to study animals at this depth in the cold, since they spend a lot of time in a habitat “on the continental shelf to the deep sea,” says Matthew Davis, a professor of biological ...

This fossil site near a surprising city gives researchers and amateurs alike a window into a prehistoric world that's 309 million years old.

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

Amphibians are ectothermic, meaning they use the environment they are in to regulate their internal temperature. Mammals, on the other hand, generate internal heat to stay at the right temperature.

Animals vary widely in size, speed, and lifespan. When it comes to memory, however, which species in the animal kingdom truly excel? Watch today’s video to discover 14 animals that have the best ...