How do animals decide when to fight and when to walk, fly, slither, or swim away? Most research on animal conflict has ...

A study showed that sex-based hierarchies in primates are more fluid than has been assumed, raising questions about the ...

In 2007, tardigrades became the first known animal to survive the vacuum and radiation of outer space without protection, onboard the European Space Agency’s FOTON-M3 mission. They proved not only ...

Discover interesting facts about echidnas, the strange platypus relative with spines, spurs and a pouch.

I this video I will be focusing on creatures that almost went extinct but have been saved as I will be going through 5 animals that can only be found in captivity.

These microscopic aquatic animals represent an evolutionary scandal—they’ve survived and diversified into over 450 species without sexual reproduction, defying the conventional wisdom that asexual ...

The only other animal that's known to purr during inhalation and exhalation is a distant cousin of cats called a genet (genus Genetta).

The only other animal that's known to purr during inhalation and exhalation is a distant cousin of cats called a genet (genus Genetta). "They are delightful little animals," Losos said.

Normally, when animals reproduce, their DNA gets reshuffled in a process called recombination – mixing the genetic material from both parents. But this mixing is blocked within a chromosomal inversion ...