Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...

As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

Parrots are vibrant, charismatic, and fascinating creatures. They have become popular pets, but they are a huge ...

By combining museum specimens, DNA analysis and historical records, researchers are revealing how these ancient animals once ...

New Mexico is the third most biodiverse state in the nation, according to the New Mexico Wildlife Center, with over 1,000 ...

Bowhead whales survived thousands of years of climate change, but human hunting caused damage that still continues today.

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Brazil has launched a new tilapia genetics bank, helping its growing tilapia-farming sector secure diversity and boost output ...

Florida conservation groups say they plan to sue after the federal government greenlit another development that threatens the ...

Long before mammals dominated the land and even before the most famous dinosaurs appeared, Earth was home to a wide variety ...

As its name suggests, the common buzzard is one of Europe's most familiar birds of prey, often spotted perched on fence posts scanning for mice and worms, or performing spectacular loop dives over ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...