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 ...

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday.

Commercial trawlers caught deep-water eel with large head and regrown tail, later identified by scientists as a new species: Smith’s witch eel, study said.

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 ...

Scientists in Jalisco used UV lights at night to find scorpions with 8 eyes, stingers and discovered new species: Caxcan scorpion, study said and photos show.

Stories to Till Matthew Stevens: Iris species have more differences than you may realize Jun 30, 2025 1 of 2 ...

The 12th annual Unicoi County Summer Count took place Saturday, June 14, with 15 observers in six parties. Sharp-eyed counters tallied 107 species, which is near the average of 108 species.

Scientists in Japan discovered a new species, Synodus autumnus, a red-eyed lizardfish with sharp teeth, autumnal hues, and a habitat spanning the Pacific Ocean.

The researchers analyzed over 200 species of tetrapods. They compared humerus bones across fossilized synapsids and modern animals like salamanders, reptiles, monotremes, and upright mammals. The team ...