A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its origins.
Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to move. Also, how adorable are those little guys?
Researchers have taught horses to communicate their preferences with symbols.
Could raccoons eventually become the latest trendy pet to have?
The discovery marks the first time scientists have found mummified big cats in the Arabian Peninsula.
A comprehensive analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils is surprising scientists with just how long these apex predators took to become big boys.
The stomach of an Ice Age puppy is shedding new light onto the woolly rhinoceros and what—or what didn't—cause these horned giants to die out.
"Microbes continue to evolve under microgravity, and they do so in ways that are not always predictable."
And they've proposed two "kind of crazy" ideas for how it got there.
The fossilized bones were far too young to belong to a woolly mammoth.
Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say.
Three's a crowd: Tree, beetle, and fungus don't get along, but they're surviving together.
Wildlife officials in the U.S. and Canada report cases of chronic wasting diseases where it hasn't been detected before.
Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, according to a new study.
In a first, burrowing bees have been discovered nesting inside the fossil remains of other mammals.
The two top predators seem to be working together to track, kill, and feast on salmon, researchers say.
His name is B, and he lives in Virginia.
“When birds are sick, they start doing weird things.”
It's just like grandpa used to say: It's a frog-eat-murder-hornet world out there.
Studying Elysia chlorotica could be consequential for human industries, but the creatures have proven incredibly enigmatic.
