A team of researchers posit that silicate dust had an outsized impact on our prehistoric predecessors.
The animals’ new names will refer to—surprise—the animals themselves, and that’s good!
Found in China, the jawless bloodsucking fish fossils are ten times larger than any of their ancient kin.
From Valhalla to Walhalla: This predatory mosasaur hunted Cretaceous seas some 80 million years ago.
A survey of pet owners in three countries found that people generally care more about their dogs than cats, but the gap seems to be shrinking.
Thousands of genomes spanning 40,000 years reveal how Neanderthals have lived on through Homo sapiens .
New research answers a long-standing question about cicadas, which emerge en masse after years underground.
A survey found that 53% of dog owners expressed some hesitancy about their pet's vaccines, which can prevent fatal diseases like rabies.
These images will change the way you think about the natural world and humankind's impact on it.
Cats, bats, wombats, and polar bears are among the latest mammals to reveal an ability to fluoresce.
Cast your votes for the plumpest brown bears living at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska all through next week.
Animals, they're just like us: a bunch of weirdos. See the finalists of the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
New research finds a possible link between certain genes and adopting a strict vegetarian diet.
A study found that dogs given an over-the-counter water additive made with pomegranate had less plaque and tartar.
Paleontologists found "nucleus-like" structures in a Miocene turtle fossil from Panama.
Professors Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman published a paper in 2005 that showed the mRNA could be modified to create more effective vaccines.
The invasive pest invaded the U.S. in 2014 and has now been identified across 15 states.
The "absolutely stuffed" arthropod evinces a scavenged diet of several marine species.
18 stupendous shots of life put the beauty of Earth and its creatures in sharp relief.
New research has found the insects may cause little lasting damage to a variety of different tree species, though they could still be harmful in other ways.
