Paleontologists have discovered Retymaijychampsa beckerorum, a 237-million-year-old crocodile-like reptile in Brazil, ...

By Shanna Hanbury A new species of parrot snake lay undetected for nearly nine years in a scientific collection in Brazil. It ...

Ever flushed a toilet in the Australian outback and seen a frog staring back at you? These so-called “dunny frogs”—famous for ...

Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.

Amphibians are notably fragile in a warming world due to their dependence on external sources to regulate body heat.

Paleobiologist Scott Lakeram analyzes 300-million-year-old coal ball fossils to reveal prehistoric plant-insect interactions ...

The newly identified Snake River Plains ground squirrel was discovered to be a genetically distinct species after research and DNA analysis.

Fast-evolving DNA gives human neurons greater complexity than chimps, aiding cognition but also increasing disease risk. A ...

The newly identified Snake River Plains ground squirrel was discovered to be a genetically distinct species after research and DNA analysis.

The way in which blood stem cells evolve over a lifespan differs greatly between humans and mice, new research reveals. The ...

Cities can be deeply unwelcoming places for wildlife. They are noisy, difficult to get around, full of people and heavily ...