ANIMALS

The cat family has an amazing array of eye colors stemming from one unusual ancestor. The evolution of eye color...

Across the country, pet dogs are falling sick with a flu-like illness, but scientists don't yet know what's causing it....

First of its kind footage captured for National Geographic's "Incredible Animal Journeys" shows a barn swallow caught in a sandstorm...

Hercules beetles can grow to almost 7 inches long and are among the largest flying insects on Earth. Hercules beetles...

Within three years, the soil grew richer and supported more plants When glaciers melt, they leave behind barren landscapes that...

The unusual skeleton of a holy woman buried in a crouched position in medieval times has been identified. The skeletal...

A great white shark recently decapitated a Mexican fisher as he was diving for shellfish. But what was the reason...

Besides chimps, the birds are the only known nonhumans to use a tool kit Forget screwdrivers or drills. A stick...

Self-awareness may be more widespread among animals than we once thought Some fish can recognize their own faces in photos...

The animal might use spines on its throat to recognize potential mates instead of calls A newfound species of frog...

A female Tasmanian tiger that died in 1936, not a male named Benjamin, was actually the last surviving member of...

Not only did ankylosaurs like "Zuul" use their tails as weapons against potential predators, but they also used them to...

Four exceptional fossils represent newly described species. Just beneath the scrubby plains of southern North Dakota at the site of...

Orcas sometimes pick up a behavior for a while and then quit it just as quickly. Orcas are snapping the...

This bug is a ticking time bomb of killer fungus. On a leaf in the Peruvian Amazon, a fly's exoskeleton...

This helps protect the tadpole-like fish from the cold. Scientists drilling deep into an iceberg off Greenland have discovered a...

Time-lapse video reveals the surprising way debris-filled mucus moves out of a sponge’s body The next time you spot a...

Parasite transmission was lower when the insects landed on long, narrow flowers Bees that land on short, wide flowers can...

The book showcases the diverse sensory abilities of other creatures Emerald jewel wasps know what cockroach brains feel like. This...

Older than the dinosaurs and ecologically vital, sharks deserve more than our fear. Long portrayed in pop culture as remorseless...