Pterodactyls (Pterodactylus antiquus) are extinct flying reptiles. They lived from the Late Jurassic period, about 150 ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

The regulation of memory formation by circadian rhythms and/or time-of-day effects is phylogenetically conserved in many species — including invertebrates and vertebrates — and correlates with ...

From spiders to scorpions, some 1000 different invertebrate species are traded globally as pets. This is bad for biodiversity ...

This suggests that the bioavailability of copper to organisms decreases toward the head of the bay, and is corroborated by the increase in the amount of copper needed to reach an EC50, observed for ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

It’s crayfish season in Louisiana, but the Pacific Northwest is receiving all the crayfish spotlight. Researchers recently discovered two new species of the crustaceans: the Okanagan crayfish and the ...

What to know about President Trump's travel ban on nationals from 12 countries 03:38. Washington — President Trump signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from 12 countries and ...