Researchers analyzing Bronze Age remains uncovered a direct genetic connection to today’s Old Irish Goat. The findings ...

Porpoises are entirely dependent on their hearing for survival. They navigate, hunt, and communicate by emitting rapid click ...

Roughly 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to identify and name every living organism on Earth. He described more than 10,000 species of plants and animals prior to his death, per ...

A new study finds dogs help their humans like toddlers do — while cats only step in if there’s something in it for them. Here ...

Tardigrades are renowned for their exceptional survival skills, but one environment has been found to test them to the limit. Exposed to a mix of minerals designed to replicate dirt found on Mars, two ...

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust and fear. Yet, they are crucial for ecosystems to thrive. Given the ...

Your pet could be at risk from toxic cancer-causing 'forever' chemicals found in popular wet foods, according to a new study.

Researchers developed monoclonal antibody mAb122 to target pyocyanin, a key toxin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In cell studies, ...

In severe cases, opioids are sometimes used, but these drugs can lead to addiction, overdose, and other serious risks. For this reason, doctors and scientists have been searching for safer ways to ...

It’s Economics 101,” Dr. Jayson Lusk, an agricultural economist who is also dean and vice president of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University. “When ...

It's time to stop bickering, accept what science tells us, acknowledge the widespread occurrence of intentional behavioral flexibility, and pay attention to why it has evolved.

Scientists are working to assess and control the two-spot cotton leafhopper, an invasive pest threatening cotton production.