It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Five animals that have evolved to cope with wildfires Animals have long learned to live alongside wildfires, but those coping skills are being tested as Earth enters the Pyrocene July 19, 2023 ...

Animals, from worms and sponges to jellyfish and whales, contain anywhere from a few thousand to tens of trillions of nearly ...

Some animals seem to appreciate music. What does that mean for human evolution? The ability to keep a beat was once thought to be uniquely human.

A flat, rounded shell. A tail that's folded under the body. This is what a crab looks like, and apparently what peak performance might look like — at least according to evolution.A crab-like ...

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...

So why do animals keep evolving into crab-like forms? Scientists don't know for sure, but they have lots of ideas. Carcinization is an example of a phenomenon called convergent evolution, which is ...

We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why. An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black exterior is ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.