The two-meter skull of a newly discovered species of giant ichthyosaur, the earliest known, is shedding new light on the...
The largest-ever flying animal acted like a giant heron, plucking prey from the water and launching itself into the air....
As the discovery of the new omicron variant illustrates, new COVID-19 variants will continue to regularly emerge. In an effort...
Snakes, some lizards and even a few mammals can have a venomous bite. Although these lineages split more than 300...
Twenty-three percent of collared moose that died in Northeastern Minnesota over the past 15 years were infected with Parelaphostrongylus tenuis,...
The smallest fish in the world, the Paedocypris, measures only 7 millimeters. This is nothing compared to the 9 meters...
The iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in a natural nanostructure so...
To understand how cells function, scientists study how their different components—from single molecules to multiple organelles—work together. Using traditional structural...
Male elephants are more aggressive when fewer older males are present, new research suggests. The research, by the University of...
Parasitic worms that infect companion animals such as dogs and cats are more likely to make the leap into humans...
The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede—as big as a car—has been found on a beach in the north of...
A worldwide consortium of scientists, led by the Earlham Institute and the University of Liverpool in the UK, mark a...
