For over a century, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how the first animals evolved.

Their simplicity has led scientists to suggest sponges were the earliest animals to arise on our planet. But exactly when that happened remains under debate. However, most claims of extremely old ...

In the vast oceans, dolphins are rewriting the rulebook on animal intelligence. Scientists reveal how certain dolphin pods ...

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A team of international scientists recently returned from a 35-day expedition to explore the waters of the South Sandwich ...

Chimpanzees have a culture around food, just like humans do. The fuel that sustains a chimpanzee goes far beyond fruit; it is ...

Close-up of a female stolon–one of the independent reproductive units–from the worm Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. It has already ...

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction ...

Groundbreaking scent work is being carried out on the moors between Accrington and Haslingden where horses are becoming ...

Parrots living in Sydney have learned how to turn on water fountains for a drink. It's the first such drinking strategy seen in the birds.

A federal judge in Iowa dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday that threatened millions of acres of wetlands, ecosystems that ...

They can lock up an average of 86 metric tonnes of carbon per hectare – equivalent to the annual emissions from 22 cars. Read ...