The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years—5,000 years earlier ...

Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...

In 1948, amateur archaeologists unearthed the remains, which should have shifted researchers' views of Neanderthals. But poor ...

As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide ...

Having a tail that extends beyond the anal opening is a requirement of membership in the phylum Chordata, where humans and ...

Researchers who observed a murderous conflict unfolding in a once-unified group of wild chimpanzees say there are parallels ...

The first well-observed "civil war" in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, ...

As NASCAR Darlington Raceway Throwback Weekend approaches, Carson Hocevar finds himself at the center of a familiar conversation. The 21-year-old driver has drawn comparisons to Dale Earnhardt in ...

Scientists have mapped the genetics of cancer in cats for the first time at scale, uncovering major overlaps with human cancers. Key mutations—like those linked to breast cancer—appear in both species ...

It's strange how we often don't notice change as it's happening. But one day, we look back and everything is different. People grow up, places evolve, time waits for no one, and things rarely stay the ...

It’s about studying the intelligence of movement. Local scientists who built basic bots say they’re learning how animals evolved. And that knowledge, they say, may have deeper applications for humans.

Sad footage has emerged out of Dubai with photos of abandoned pets discarded as expats rush to leave the hotspot amid the conflict across the Middle East. As the US-Israeli war with Iran intensifies, ...