A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

One of North America’s most endangered species is getting a new lease on life thanks to technological innovations. This past ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Mosquitoes carry DNA from dozens of animals, creating tiny “libraries” of wildlife. Researchers show these insects could ...

Researchers spotlight how selecting cattle for lower methane emissions could deliver long-term gains in efficiency and ...

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

Then, in 2021, a hunter in Cherry Valley shot a coyote that looked an awful lot like a wolf. It was much bigger than the typical coyote. The hunter said he thought, when he shot, that it was a coyote ...

For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German ...

Researchers in Sweden recovered RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, allowing them to identify which genes were active in its tissues before extinction.

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...