In other words, domesticated animals do love their owners. (How's that for feel-good science?) In case you need more ...

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Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living ...

Predatory fish that evolved into the first terrestrial animals on Earth are still revealing insights into the origins of ...

Researchers at the University of Miami are hoping that hybrid corals, created by breeding local corals with those that thrive ...

Earth’s oceans cover roughly 70% of the surface. Beneath the mesmerizing surface, marine life is being captured by nets, traps and other human-made hazards. In the process of struggling to escape, ...

Researchers at the University of Miami are hoping that hybrid corals, created by breeding local corals with those that thrive ...

Unprecedented levels of bleaching have wiped out coral and left “football fields of animal skeletons” at a major research ...

Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes “that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones,” researchers said in a July 10 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. They are ...

Some animals are nature’s greatest architects, crafting structures that rival the designs of human engineers. In this fascinating video, we showcase 20 of the most magnificent and jaw-dropping works ...