A breakthrough study revealed a primitive brain region that acts as a built-in filter to block out a noisy world.

Walter, a young African penguin at the New York Aquarium, is stealing hearts by bursting bubbles. According to a social media ...

According to fossils preserved by volcanic ash, the plants, known as angiosperms, began producing relatively large, blueberry ...

Something purple was sitting there amid the brown rocks and green algae. Fishman took a closer look and realized she was ...

Julie Elie has been studying zebra finch vocalizations for years. Now, she has won the Coller-Dolittle Prize for progress ...

Modern genetic research is “pushing the boundaries of what’s possible” by bringing extinct animals back to life, but could it ...

A group calls attention to a looming threat across Europe. Decreasing pollinator populations could have catastrophic effects ...

Kids learned about animals, science, and art while beating the summer heat.

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

For around 20 years, the tiny gray fox of Cozumel was thought to be extinct. No one had confirmed a sighting on the Mexican island in over 20 years. In fact, most assumed that the little animal was ...

Horseshoe crabs have roamed Earth's oceans for hundreds of millions of years, and their secrets go far deeper than a ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...