Archaeological evidence suggests the fluffy rodents were hosts of leprosy-causing bacteria.
Scientists have documented a male orangutan named Rakus using a plant with known medicinal properties to help heal his facial wound.
An ancient shark's position in the family tree is up for debate.
Scientists have found evidence that male alpacas have sex by thrusting their penises all the way up the female’s uterus—a novelty among mammals.
The apex Cretaceous predator likely possessed the intellect of some modern reptiles, according to a team responding to a paper published last year.
An Australian team of recreational cavers and park rangers excavated a nearly complete short-faced kangaroo skeleton in Nightshade Cave.
The path to de-extinction: A conversation with paleogeneticist Beth Shapiro, the new chief science officer at Colossal Biosciences.
The dolphin was shot in the brain, spinal cord, and heart.
A group of bizarre creatures from the deep sea pushes the origins of glowing life way, way back in time.
From dragonflies to fungi, living things find sanctuary in good ol' H2O.
Vertebrae found in a mine in India could belong to a serpent over twice as big as any modern snake.
Bone fragments could be the remains of an 80-foot ichthyosaur, which would set a new record.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis want to interview cat owners about the growing trend of insect-based pet food.
Marine researchers photographed all sorts of intriguing life in the Salas y Gómez Ridge near Chile, including dozens of previously unknown species.
The World Nature Photography Awards capture the serene and vicious beauty of nature.
The new calf is a hopeful indicator that a population on the brink of extinction may recover.
Archaeologists say they’ve found evidence showing that humans in Central Asia began to raise ancient chickens for their eggs as early as 400 BCE.
Japanese tits use their wings for nonverbal communication, expanding a behavior once thought limited to the great apes.
The bugs have never been seen in Cyprus before and are known (unfortunately) as the 'toe biter.'
An ancient, spike-covered crocodile relative was discovered in Texas.
