From bird-dropping mimics to legless burrowers, these newly discovered species were hiding right under our noses.

A limestone quarry in Hunan province, China, has yielded more than 150 species dating back approximately 512 million years — ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience researchers have identified 10 new ...

Love birdwatching? Scientists say it could help slow aging-related cognitive decline by strengthening memory, attention, and overall brain health.

A detailed study of Neanderthal bones from Belgium reveals evidence of selective cannibalism, shedding light on potential ...

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

On February 13, a New South Wales District Court sentenced 61-year-old Neil Simpson to eight years in jail for attempting to ...

If I were introduced by a famous person at one of my programs, I would keep that story going for as long as possible. As the ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...

That spider is one of several new animal species recently described by researchers working across Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Borneo, and Peru. Each creature has evolved its own strategy for ...

That spider is one of several new animal species recently described by researchers in Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Borneo, and Peru. Each creature has evolved its own strategy for hiding in plain ...

Perhaps human females found Neanderthal males to be high-status providers. Or perhaps Neanderthal society was “patrilocal” — meaning women moved to join the man’s family — while human society was the ...