Some animals are able to use iron-based magnetic compounds such as magnetite to detect and navigate via the Earth’s magnetic field – a sense called magnetoreception. We considered magnetism in the ...

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People at eight of those villages recognized the orange-mouthed monkey. Those from the Balanga ethnic group called it Likweli ...

The story of Earth's first animals may need rewriting after ancient fossils revealed an earlier start to complex life.

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A judge ordered the Mankato couple to remove the poison, which was allegedly used to stop dogs from urinating on their lawn.

MLB issued warnings to several players who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night hats, pointing to rule violations. Future violations could lead to fines.

Earth’s earliest animals may have held evolution back because they reproduced asexually, creating low-competition communities that changed very little over time. When environmental pressures pushed ...