Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

Look in the mirror and the feature that quietly sets you apart from every other species is not your eyes or your opposable ...

The carnivore diet includes only meat and animal foods, claiming to improve health. Learn its potential benefits, risks, and side effects before trying it.

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

In Newen and Montemayor’s evolutionary framework, basic arousal developed first. It’s like nature’s security alarm, warning ...

Learn how surface tension enables water striders to skate, and how nature’s tiny engineering marvels inspire robotics.

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

For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

Depression, one of the most prevalent mental health disorders worldwide, is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, ...

An analysis of the pet insurance sector, featuring data on market leaders, breed-specific risk factors, and the economics of ...