Species that are popular in the ornamental fish trade are very adaptive by nature. This virtue helps them easily adapt to ...

The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.

On a small island off the coast of Vietnam, a cow herder paused near a rice field and noticed a brown and yellow creature hidden under the grass. He picked up the animal and decided to keep it as a ...

A. Picasso isn’t the only of the new microsnails with a name inspired by the arts either; a species discovered from Myanmar ...

In the temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere, a quiet but powerful story has been unfolding for nearly 60 million ...

They say beauty is everywhere if we have eyes to see. A team of scientists looked at a tiny, 3-mm snail and saw art.

Agarwood, a fragrant resinous wood commonly referred to as oud, is a prized constituent in incense, perfumes, medicines and ...

Archaeologists uncovered 11,000-year-old pottery in Mongolia, pushing back the timeline of human innovation by nearly 2,000 ...

Two Belgian teenagers who were found with thousands of ants valued at $9,200 and allegedly destined for European and Asian ...

After years of debate over the welfare of the animals, the Los Angeles Zoo announced Tuesday it will relocate its two remaining Asian elephants to a newly expanded preserve at the Tulsa Zoo.

This lizard species, which is valued for its use in traditional medicine in China and Southeast Asia, can earn a smuggler ...

Global bird sightings from citizen scientists and view into “climate niches” reveals unexpected risks for some birds.