The loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch.

Weasels are small carnivores with a long body and short legs. They also have a stout skull and sharp teeth. These creatures, ...

Around 110 million years ago, two small pterosaurs about the size of modern seagulls were flying over a lake or river, likely searching for food or skimming the water. They were suddenly captured and ...

This bird’s mimic abilities are so advanced that they can fool other species. Here’s what the science reveals about nature’s ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the ...

Erik Aadahl, the sound designer behind “Project Hail Mary” and 2014’s “Godzilla,” uses his background in biology to bring ...

Inexpensive, one-way attack drones are complicated threats to fight off. Not only can they sneak past air defenses with no concern for their own safety and strike valuable assets, but they are also ...

Alien creatures may feel like pure fiction, but some of their most disturbing traits already exist in nature. Parasitic lifeforms, genetic manipulation, and extreme survival strategies can be found on ...

Over hundreds of thousands of years, humans somehow evolved a type of intelligence found nowhere else in the animal kingdom, at least on Earth. According to the most famous theory describing the ...

Aliens have been making headlines thanks to former US President Barack Obama’s remark in a podcast interview that they were “real but I haven’t seen them.” On Radio 4’s flagship new programme Today, ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, hummingbirds hover at flowers, penguins slice through cold seas, and eagles ...