Snakes lost their limbs millions of years ago to become undulating, scaly tubes of muscles. Scientists are finally figuring ...

Tens of thousands of people log on every day to follow the movements of tagged great white sharks, but the reasons behind ...

Live animals are going extinct in Hollywood, as summer movies such as "Moana" and "Disclosure Day" opt for computer-generated creatures. Here's why.

Jeffrey Drummond, a biologist at the US Fish and Wildlife Service, stretched out a sheet of netting held between two poles, ...

A new Stanford-led study offers the clearest picture yet of how some ocean life survived our planet's biggest mass extinction while most animals did not. About 252 million years ago, 96% of marine ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

As we approach the 250th birthday of our great nation, it is a good time to examine the details that make our country so unique among the world’s nations. Each state in the United States has its own ...

Some of the Neanderthal remains that were analyzed in the new study © P. Semal / Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences under CC-BY 4.0 Scientists have long ...

Scientists have developed a gene-editing technology that could one day wipe out the world's deadliest animal: the mosquito. By spreading engineered genes through wild populations, researchers may be ...

Oklahoma City Animal Welfare is over capacity after taking in more than 500 animals seized during a police investigation, urging the community to adopt pets already cleared for new homes. SHELTER ...