Imagine you could live and breathe as comfortably underwater as you could on the land. Fascinating, isn’t it? While this may ...

The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with ...

Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, with a top speed of 60-70 mph. Its muscular build and sharp claws help it maintain traction ...

But comprehensive analysis of the risk of extinction faced by species primarily living in freshwater has been lacking until now, with data on animals living mainly on land being used to guide ...

Previous studies focused on land animals including including mammals, birds and reptiles. Duke University ecologist Stuart Pimm, who was not involved in the study, called it "a long-awaited and hugely ...

but identifying the fastest animal isn’t as simple as it seems. Are we talking about speed on land, in the air, or in the sea ...

Likewise, there are no fossils of complex land animals or plants before the Cambrian era (541 to 485 million years ago) despite the evidence of much older microfossils. "The only existing ...