When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.

A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadorian mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention center 1,300 miles from their Minnesota home, they were finally free. But when the bus ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

Last year, Maro and his colleagues estimated wild chimpanzees’ alcohol intake based on the amount of fermented fruit they eat ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the ...

Don VanWormer didn’t wake up to his fire alarms. It was his cat, Fred, that spared the man from a fire that claimed his home.

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

Researchers have found that some butterfly caterpillars mimic the meticulously timed movements of ants to win their favor and ...

One other main use of retired cats is donating them to various people around the map to unlock more upgrades for your house ...

Dogs and cats may come to mind first when considering pets. But if you’re looking for a unique hobby that also helps food production and the environment, consider bees or ...

This is a baby bat taking a bubble bath. If it doesn’t melt your heart, nothing will. In northeastern Australia, not far from the coastal city of Cairns, is a place called Tolga Bat Hospital. It is, ...