Imagine you could live and breathe as comfortably underwater as you could on the land. Fascinating, isn’t it? While this may not be naturally possible for humans, some animals are built to thrive in ...

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

The African bush elephant is one of the heaviest land animals with adult male weighing up to 11 tonnes, and adult females can ...

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 ...

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

Freshwater animals in general are disappearing at a rate four to six times as fast as animals on land or at sea. In the United States nearly half the 573 animals on the threatened and endangered ...

Likewise, there are no fossils for 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 ...

These are ten of the biggest animals in the world and where you might find them. 7 Incredible Marine Dinosaurs That Ruled The Oceans The world of dinosaurs is often associated with massive land ...

Early ancestors of the ocean's biggest animals once walked on land. Follow their extraordinary journey from shore to sea. Although whales are expert swimmers and perfectly adapted to life underwater, ...

In fact, neither land plants nor terrestrial animals would exist them. “Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists,” says McMaster University biochemistry professor Gerry Wright. Fungi produce ...

I write about the world of biology. Over 390 million years ago, the ancestors of modern land animals said, “Feet before fins,” and took their first steps on earth. Today, a research team at ...