A joint research team from China and abroad has for the first time found that mammaliaforms from the Jurassic and Cretaceous ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

A new book offers a fascinating journey from insects to apes and a forceful rebuttal to bigotry showing what the incredible ...

A new study examines cancer prevalence across hundreds of vertebrate species. Every multicellular creature, whether soaring ...

The study shows that UV colors are widespread in snakes, and may play a significant role in evading predators such as birds.

O ne-horned rhinoceroses are the subject of a new study of the differences in appearance, behavior, and evolutionary history ...

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.

Researchers studied two fly species to understand insect behavior and the impact of rising global temperatures on wildlife.

The research team has found that a koala population in Australia has evolved a distinctive genomic immunity to a retrovirus.

During the age of dinosaurs, early mammals probably lacked the stripes and spots of their modern relatives, having uniformly dark, drab coats.

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...