Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.

The world is experiencing its largest loss of life since the dinosaurs, with around 1 million plant and animal species now ...

A new study suggests that stem cells thought to be dormant may offer clues to why our sense of smell declines or is lost.

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

Relying on science, history, and Indigenous knowledge, Jay Griffiths offers an inspiring restorative vision of health in ...

Delicate coral reefs which provide habitat, food and shelter for millions of marine animals are being decimated by rising ...

But whether or not they realize it, many thousands of clones have already been produced as the cloning process has become ...

Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

While not every venomous bite leads to death, fatalities can and do occur—particularly in cases of delayed or inadequate treatment.

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to cold and other extremes.

In a new study, the researchers showed how sensory tissue discovered on the exoskeletons ... and then later in evolutionary history, animals used the same "genetic toolkit" to make teeth.

The algorithm was trained and tested on the dataset of polarimetric images of various excised human tissues (uterine cervix, colon, skin, brain) acquired with two different imaging Mueller ...