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Rock art in northern Australia depicts marsupial lions, giant kangaroos, and other megafauna that populated the Land Down Under long ago.
The zebras were originally part of a newspaper tycoon's private zoo. Now they roam the San Simeon grasslands, growing in numbers.
It might be good for your memory.
Mammals have a history stretching back 325 million years. To study that ancient history is to know our own origins.
Predatory dinosaurs with big skulls tend to have tiny arms. Researchers propose there might be a direct link between those traits.
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New research finds that dinosaurs were already adapted to living in cold climates before the end-Triassic mass extinction. But how?
There’s an enormous evolutionary advantage for flamingos to stand on one leg, but genetics doesn't help. Only physics explains why.
Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
All marbled crayfish descended from a single clone discovered in Heidelberg, Germany in 1995.
It's not about leaves in tall trees.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans' emotions. But can they understand each other's emotions?
Now they're pointing the way to future battery technologies.
To the ancient Greeks, exotic animals were proof of mythological creatures. To the ancient Romans, they were oddities and adversaries.
Disgusting behavior is often crucial to survival.
Fish are surprisingly good in numbers tests — a skill that sometimes makes the difference between life and death.
Research shows that octopuses are sentient, emotional creatures.
The ability is tied to mental health, consciousness, and memory in humans.
An emerging field studies parasites that take over the nervous system of a host.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
Small spiders use their silk threads to passively fly, a process called ballooning. Learning how could help atmospheric scientists.
Revolutionary techniques for understanding brain functions in animals could soon help us understand how emotions guide our lives.
Salk scientists studied complex decision-making capabilities in a worm with just 302 neurons and a mouth full of teeth. It's smarter than you would think.
Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.
The insects were just as accurate as trained dogs, although not as cuddly.
The A.I. system could improve the lives of commercially raised pigs.
A ten-minute visit from a therapy dog reduces emergency room patients' pain and anxiety.
Pet owners have consistently reported higher levels of social capital in their communities than people without pets.
The world’s great whales aren’t just vulnerable where they congregate, but everywhere they roam.