Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...

Losing a tail might seem like a disaster – but in the animal kingdom, it can be a lifesaving move. In this video, we explore what really happens after an animal loses its tail, from lizards and ...

Spanish neuroscientist Félix Viana will coordinate an international project to study the molecular basis of cold perception funded by The Human Frontier Science Program. With a multidisciplinary ...

Andrew Hess, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in interdepartmental genetics (animal breeding and genetics, with a statistics minor) from Iowa State University in 2016. He is an assistant professor of ...

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss. Climate change is ...

Witness how animals adapt to a changing world in NATURE’s 44th season, starting Wednesday, October 22 on PBS. “With every story this season, we hope viewers rediscover the awe of the natural world and ...

"Our results clearly demonstrate that mammals are responding to the urban environment by changing their behavior. Much less clear is what these changes mean in terms of urban mammalian diversity, ...

An intense heatwave that gripped Mexico in May 2024 killed more than 50 howler monkeys. Humans can escape these consequences of rising global temperatures up to a point by taking refuge in ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.