A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...

We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger, and shapes social ...

Wadi El-Hitan in Egypt’s Western Desert contains hundreds of fossilized whale skeletons dating back around 37 million years.

Experts and novices alike hunt for specimens that could change our understanding of evolution – and all only a short day trip from Melbourne ...

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

Proposed changes by the Trump administration to the federal Endangered Species Act are raising alarm among conservationists ...

Research reveals how natural selection shaped the Bajau sea nomads’ spleens to boost oxygen delivery, helping them dive for ...

Fish have been known to make sounds for over two millennia, yet much of this underwater world has remained acoustically ...

The northern China region was inhabited by different human species at a time. New research has confirmed that a species of ...

The building, which looked like a converted one-story motel, had two entrances: one to a restaurant and bar, the other to ...

In the remote depths between Hawaii and Mexico, scientists have uncovered 788 species thriving in near-total darkness, many ...

During mating season, when male white-tailed deer want to get noticed by the opposite sex and warn off rivals, they rub their ...