According to a study by an international team of researchers, summarized by the Oxford University Press, Apennine brown bears ...

Research led by the University of Sydney is reshaping scientific understanding of one of the world's most widespread canine ...

Heartworm disease is caused by the parasite Dirofilaria immitis. It is spread to dogs by mosquitoes and can be fatal. Adult ...

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists ...

Space-evolved viruses show enhanced killing power against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, offering new pathways for phage ...

A single thermal performance curve applies across life, from bacteria to animals. Species differ in optimal temperatures, but ...

At first glance, this mammal looks like a horse gone terribly wrong. But, in reality, Chalicotherium is far from a botched ...

Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and ...

Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution ...

A research team reports that advances in protein design—especially when combined with artificial intelligence—are rapidly ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

Life in the wild is never constant; animals adapt quickly if they are to survive. Climate change, the reduction of habitats, ...