The Sea Life London Aquarium says it has made meaningful progress in identifying areas for action, following criticism over ...

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...

Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...