Scales are small, hard plates that protect an animal's skin. Learn all about the 12 types of animals with scales here!

Animals adapt in more ways than one – ignoring that complexity could undermine efforts to help them survive climate change.

A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom.

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Mosura fentoni, also dubbed “sea moth” due to its broad swimming flaps and narrow abdomen, was a member of an extinct group ...

Cats in animal shelters need a place where they can retreat. This is shown by the PhD research of veterinarian Ruth van der Leij.

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

Why do researchers care if a bee can learn to recognise a human face? When we push animals outside familiar territory, we can ...

A new study tracks the proliferation of fungal pathogens among various climate change scenarios—and it’s not good news.

The key to understanding how climate change affects local biodiversity might lie with the young, scientists have recently ...

Wild horses roam freely in Rooisand Nature Reserve, OverbergCommunity works to protect horses from tourism and human ...

Think birds can’t have spikes? Think again. Explore the world of spiky animals, from crowned cranes to hedgehogs and venomous ...