Bullhorn acacia trees and ants have an unusual mutualism, with the tree providing food and shelter in exchange for protection ...

The Dong Tao chicken is an indigenous breed to Vietnam and they have massive legs. Read here to learn more about why.

As summer winds down in the Pacific Northwest, the region's residents are noticing more than just the changing leaves.

White-tailed deer are seasonal eaters, and their gut biomes respond to changes in their environments throughout the year.

We explain how bdelloid rotifers have imported DNA from other animals and even from plants and survive desiccation.

A new study found that people treat many cat videos as funny or cute, despite clear signs of harm or distress from their ...

There's a rare chance that your patience could save a honeybee if it stings you, but it's not always that easy.

A new study suggests that birds are not a monolith, and different species react to human development in different ways.

Shark orders include highly specialised species such as sawsharks, angel sharks and bullhead sharks.

A newborn hippo, found along a Colombian riverbank, brought the issue of invasive hippos back into the spotlight. Here's how ...

The hairy frog's breaking bones to create claws, then retracting and healing them, is an evolutionary mystery scientists have ...

It turns out that your fear of spiders might date back 518 million years to a marine species recently discovered to have the ...