"... Its prevalence is extremely low — it may appear and then not be observed again for several years," the study’s co-author, Javier Almunia said ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Scientists mapped dolphin and whale brains to uncover how echolocation works, revealing they may use sound more like touch ...

Sour foods are often avoided by mammals, but many birds regularly feed on highly acidic fruits. Evolution has provided them ...

Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other's tongues in the Kvænangen fjords in northern Norway. Scientists think ...

Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when ...

A movie scene that scared many '80s kids occurs in Pee-wee's Big Adventure when the titular man-child (played by Paul Reubens ...

He envisioned the animal standing on its hind limbs like an off-balance T. rex, its long back bristling with spines. When the fossils went on display in Munich’s Paleontological Museum, they ...

From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking ...