From Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, certain places remain strongholds for rare wildlife ...

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

“The National Museum of Natural History’s large scorpion collection allowed us to analyze metal enrichment in a wide range of ...

In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs.

Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...

The settlement of coastlines and the use of marine food resources, often collectively referred to as coastal adaptations, feature prominently in global ...

A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes—offering ...

The documentation of the giant glass lizard in Kurdistan highlights the critical need for accurate biological classification ...

Fossil evidence suggests there were real ‘Kraken’ – finned octopuses who fed on large animals at the top of the food chain – ...

A tiny ancient reptile just revealed the moment breathing as we know it began — and it changed life on Earth forever.

We often think of the egg-laying reproductive strategy in nature as being employed by birds. Indeed, while many people ...