A rare, nearly complete fossil of an extinct North American porcupine helped me and my colleagues solve a decades-long debate about how the modern...

A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at...

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Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to...

Scientists have found that the species of two domesticated buffaloes—swamp buffaloes and riverine buffaloes—are distinct from each other.

Many would have jumped at the chance to date Prince, one of the greatest artists of all time. During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Cat...

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor for prey more than a mile down.

Scientists have identified a tiny new species of chameleon in Madagascar's threatened littoral forests. The new species has been...

People often think of all whales as giants of the sea when in fact they vary in size dramatically, from the 30-meter blue whale to the two-meter dwarf...

People often think of all whales as giants of the sea when in fact they vary in size dramatically, from the 30-meter blue whale to the two-meter dwarf...