One expert says to look at the leafy tissue under the flowers to identify the species. "If it looks like a small hand or ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

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A species of rarely seen since its discovery in the late 19th century, the goblin shark recently turned up in Spanish waters.

At first glance, this mammal looks like a horse gone terribly wrong. But, in reality, Chalicotherium is far from a botched ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of ...

Colorado is beginning the lengthy process of reintroducing wolverines to the state, where the furry animal hasn’t been seen ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution.

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...