Every time you look in the mirror, you are seeing the legacy of an extinct cousin. A small but influential fraction of your ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...

Find out which animals live the longest and what clues this gives us for potentially slowing down human aging.

A Europe‑wide survey of 10,000 respondents shows strong backing for the recovery of wolves, lynx and bears, as well as opposition to hunting and culling, but also shows that a majority opposes any ...

Extra chromosomes, found in some fish, contain copied genes that don’t work but can still impact the organism. Research shows ...