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

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 ...

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

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 ...

“The scars and wounds seen on the sharks tell us about their interactions with each other, their environment, their prey and humans,” explained Scot Anderson, Senior Researcher at the California White ...

Functional classification of animals is necessary to enhance the predictive power of food web models. However, while there is a large database for functional classification of benthic invertebrates ...

The origin of evolutionary novelties is often underpinned by a complex set of changes. The genetic underpinnings comprise, for instance, gene or genome duplication, mutations, deletions, and ...

This discovery challenges our knowledge about the early evolution of animals. Shishania specimens. A and B, specimen under different lighting, showing how uneven breakage reveals distinct surfaces.

"We are particularly concerned about invertebrate animals in the ocean, which absorbs most of the heat from climate change," Ripple said. "Those animals are increasingly vulnerable because of ...