Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

BEIJING -- A group of fossilized tunnels dug by animals about 550 million years ago, discovered in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China, have offered new insights into how the earliest ...

Researchers have unearthed two dinosaur "mummies" in the badlands of Wyoming, confirming duck-billed dinosaurs had hooves, ...

"Mismatch in the timing." Researchers make alarming discovery after studying animals' 'antifreeze' superpower: 'Could be ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage ...

Civets enrich coffee beans they eat and excrete with two fatty acids often used in dairy products, study finds ...

It’s rare to find one new vertebrate species in Australia, let alone three. Associate Professor Conrad Hoskin, who led the expedition, told Yahoo News the island’s flatter fringe had previously been ...

They were written out of existence, until nature wrote them back in. These five rediscovered Australian species remind us that the line between life and loss is fragile. Through science, persistence, ...

Hundreds of people at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received lay-off notices, and work at many federal laboratories has been suspended. Update: On Wednesday, US district judge ...

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