A scientist has discovered a new species of moth hiding in plain sight, thanks to innovations in DNA sequencing.

Harbor seal pups will suck their flipper just like human babies will suck their thumbs in order to self-soothe.

According to YouGov surveys, 15 per cent of British men and 22 per cent of US men believe they could beat a chimpanzee in a ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

Deep in the forests of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a story of animal intelligence and social cooperation has unfolded over ...

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...

The saola is a real and documented animal, but it remains a mystery to most experts and researchers. A forest-dwelling bovid that only inhabits the Annamite Mountains along the Vietnam–Laos border, ...

Small mammals are early warning systems for environmental damage, but many species look almost identical, making them hard to track. Scientists have developed a new footprint-based method that can ...

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One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...