A new exhibit featuring live animals opens at Whitaker Center on Friday. “Survival of the Slowest: Counterintuitive Adaptations” will teach visitors how some of the world’s slowest-moving species have ...

While sleep is a crucial component of survival for all living organisms, some animals take the concept of sleep to an extreme level. Ranging from tree-dwelling animals to nocturnal predators, the long ...

Naked mole-rats ( Heterocephalus glaber) are the longest living rodents on the planet, and can live upwards of 30 years. They are also considered an eusocial species like termites, ants, and bees.

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

For most animals, ears are necessary survival tools, allowing them to communicate with others and listen for predators. Chickens have small openings on the sides of their heads which are often covered ...

The Nashville Predators lost 6-5 in overtime to the Minnesota Wild at Bridgestone Arena on Feb. 4. Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal for Minnesota with 46 seconds left in overtime. The ...

After falling into a 5-1 hole in the second period, the Nashville Predators scored five unanswered goals for a miraculous comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues, 6-5 on Monday at Bridgestone Arena.

What’s scarier than a spider? A really big spider, of course. A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike silhouettes on their ...

Sloths appear defenseless, slow, and vulnerable in ecosystems filled with predators. Yet despite these disadvantages, they persist in environments where speed usually determines survival. Scientists ...