An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been found only in fishing nets and in the bellies of seabirds.

This updated article won a silver medal in the Society of American Travel Writers 2024 Western Chapter Writing Awards. If you ...

DNA and microscope analysis revealed that among their collection, they had 12 new-to-science species and even a new genus ...

The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the ...

Biologists have confirmed the existence of a 200-million-year-old species of egg-laying mammal that has been assumed to be extinct.

It is scientifically known as Zaglossus attenboroughi and named after the legendary naturalist David Attenborough.

The red fox is such a fixture of life in London that it has its own ambulance service, the Fox Project. The organization that began as an information service to ...

Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to mammals gone extinct—are available for all to see, via their bones and ...

Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen and met their untimely demise since the Pleistocene. Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a ...

and complex nervous systems have earned them the title of the ocean’s most intelligent invertebrates. This article explores the compelling evidence behind why octopuses have captured the attention of ...

Spiders, a resilient and fascinating group of arachnids, can be found inhabiting virtually every environment in our ecosystem. From dense forests and arid deserts to the dark corners of buildings, ...