Researchers have uncovered a new species of wolf snake on Great Nicobar Island and named it Lycodon irwini in tribute to ...

These amphibians are all too happy to endure a few stings for a decent meal. In A Nutshell Japanese pond frogs successfully ...

In the world of flying, stinging insects, Asian giant hornets reign supreme, reaching impressive sizes and wielding mighty ...

Young sea urchins spread neuron-rich tissue across their bodies. A new atlas shows complex neural and light sensing networks.

An evolutionary perspective on immune priming across plants and invertebrates highlights the roles of microbiomes and epigenetic regulation in shaping innate immune memory with promising applications ...

Pterosaurs, the first vertebrates to master powered flight, did so with brains that were far smaller than many scientists ...

Shows they evolved flight-ready brains in different ways from birds ATHENS – Flight is a rare skill in the animal world.

A new study finds that , amid ongoing climate change, extinction rates have slowed, currently being at their lowest levels in ...

Learn how axolotls are able to fully regenerate their thymus, a small organ that trains immune cells to fight infections.

A group of climbers discovered fossilized traces in Italy that suggest ancient sea turtles experienced a massive panic. These ...

For thousands of years, humans have used birds as a reliable form of communication, with the earliest known use of pigeons for delivering messages being in ancient Egypt, around 1350 BCE. For as long ...