Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

A study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution on February 24, 2026, confirms that animals experience time at speeds dictated by their metabolic rates and ecological demands, with small, ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges. Hidden inside rocks over 541 million years old are rare molecular “fingerprints ...

A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.

Never underestimate the mind of a crow. Members of a family of birds that includes ravens, rooks, magpies, and jays, crows have been known to bend wire into hooks to retrieve food; drop nuts in a road ...

Scientists with the University of South Florida want to learn more about how the coronavirus spreads between humans and wildlife. They’re involved in a national study funded by the U.S. Department of ...

Our analysis showed that temporal perception has even greater variation than scientists may have realised. Our perceptual ...

The 550-million-year-old fossil Tribrachidium heraldicum is one of the most enigmatic critters from the Ediacaran. With its circular, three-lobe form, it doesn't resemble any modern organism. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by an Oregon State University researcher has revealed that more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change. The study, which was published ...

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human animal species. This included many wild animal species as well as domestic ...