A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...

Birds do it, chimps do it, even monarch butterflies do it – and by paying more attention to how animals self-medicate, we can ...

Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

A recent study has reclassified the species commonly known as the Javan rhinoceros, proposing a more precise scientific name: Eurhinoceros sondaicus. The research highlights key differences in body ...

Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate change, new research shows.

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

Large and connected forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to research supported ...

The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

To celebrate a century of scientific research in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a series of volumes will provide a ...

Encounters with such rare birds offer fine insights into many larger realities and long-historical processes: evolution, ecological niches, speciation. But equally, the visceral thrill of the ...