Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two ...

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which ...

John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

Meet Mosura fentoni, a bizarre 506-million-year-old "sea-moth" with three eyes, claws, and an abdomen full of gills.

But Mosura was different. Instead of the familiar streamlined body with flaps and claws, this little predator had something ...

The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!

Earthworms are known more for being slimy and gross than for their beauty, but they take on a new level of revolting under ...

An earthworm is a terrestrial annelid invertebrate that belongs to the Lumbricidae family. Earthworms derive their name from ...

Most people picture the time of dinosaurs as a steamy, tropical world. But during the Late Cretaceous period, northern Alaska ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of ...

India’s next Census exercise will include a caste count, the Union Cabinet decided on Wednesday. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister ...

Co-op had to shut down parts of its IT system after discovering an attempted hack just days after Marks & Spencer faced a cyber attack, it was revealed today. The member-owned mutual told staff it ...