A first-of-its-kind study traces the rise of ant- and termite-eaters, revealing how mammals returned to the evolutionary table — at least a dozen times — to hone traits for feasting on the social ...

Researchers have described how fish larvae rely on species-specific combinations of vision and movement to detect and capture ...

Although we have many problems with critically endangered species today, it used to be a lot worse. Before the times of protection and conservation animals were often poached and overhunted to the ...

When we think about sharks, most of us instantly think of the ocean. However, some shark species live in freshwater environments. Some sharks spend their entire lives in freshwater, while others ...

The first full trailer for FX’s Alien: Earth is here, and there’s a huge amount to run through for fans of the sci-fi horror franchise, including what some fans believe is a clear Predator tease.

Scientists found crustaceans with large black eyes in rotting wood in underground ancient Roman aqueduct & discovered new species: Carmona isopod, study said.

The monotreme lineage diverged from other mammals approximately 166 million years ago, retaining primitive reptilian features while developing mammalian characteristics. Today, only five species of ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

As the world’s only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasia’s platypus and four echidna species are among the most ...

Scientists may have gotten the evolutionary origins of some of the strangest animals on the planet backward. They’ve long thought that monotremes — egg-laying mammals that include the platypus and ...