​While humans need several hours of sleep to function, many animals get by on very little rest. Some animals take short naps, ...

Human beings are animals, evolved from ancestral great apes. We are part of nature and yet unique in many ways. It was once thought that humans were the only animals with culture: the learned rather ...

The land of Australia is inhabited by some of the most exotic fauna that can be found on the planet, due primarily to its ...

New study demonstrates that the most endangered turtles and crocodile species are those that have evolved unique life strategies. Many of the most threatened species carry out important ecosystem ...

From a bat’s wings to an elephant’s cancer resistance, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at University of Utah Health are using animals’ unique traits to pinpoint regions of the human genome ...

When compared to regions that have been geographically isolated for extended periods of time or that have enormous rainforests, the United Kingdom has a smaller number of native animals. It is worth ...