An organism discovered near Hawaii is intriguing researchers. Its behavior could significantly alter our understanding of the ...

The history of a major animal group, composed of millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nemotodes, has been elusive -- until now. A team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the ...

Advances in technology that enabled the discovery of a new species by California scientists may lead to a better ...

This discovery was made in the Nilpena Ediacara National Park, a site renowned for its Ediacaran period fossils. Researchers found valuable traces of evolution here. Quaestio simpsonorum stands out ...

A mummified ice age cub discovered in Siberia is exceptionally preserved, providing the first view of what saber-toothed cats ...

A SHOCK discovery in mutant black frogs could lead to humans returning to the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone.

whole communities of multicellular animals are living their best lives down in the darkness. The discovery suggests a much more complex hydrothermal ecosystem than we knew about, at ocean depths ...

Giant creatures evolve beneath the ocean's surface. Their discovery changes our perception of underwater life. At depths of over 8,200 feet (2,500 meters), scientists have uncovered a universe teeming ...

Pigs can become coinfected with bird and human viruses, allowing genes to swap to form a new, more dangerous virus that can more easily infect humans.

The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf splayed on top, have rattled a ...

Scientists recreate a mouse using a gene older than animal life, revealing the ancient origins of mouse genetics and stem ...