Life on Earth is far more resilient than it first appears. From scorching deserts to freezing oceans, and even places touched ...

Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal." ...

Many animals survive predation by running, fighting, or hiding. However, some take a much stranger approach: they play dead.

The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to adapt to several new challenges to life out of water. So, how did they do ...

Stewart Copeland, acclaimed drummer for The Police, teamed up with naturalist Martyn Stewart for a pioneering album featuring hyenas, owls, wolves and frogs.

Did anyone else have a beloved childhood pet they fully believed was sent to live on a farm, not realizing until years later that the animal was actually put down? It’s hard explaining to kids that ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don’t? It’s one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...