Parry and a team of researchers announced the fossil is a previously unknown species of arthropod − a category that includes spiders and insects − dating back 450 million years to the Ordovician ...

A creature that scuttled along the seafloor 450 million years ago has been preserved in a rare and striking fossil that ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...

Like other Megacheirans, Lomankus is an example of an arthropod with an adaptable head and specialized appendages (a scorpion ...

Paleontologists have identified fossils of an ancient species of bug that spent the past 450 million years covered in fool's ...

India hosts various rare and endangered species, such as the Asiatic lion in Gir Forest, Nilgiri tahr in the Western Ghats, and the lion-tailed macaque. Conservation efforts are crucial to prevent ...

The earliest use of bright colors in animals served as a warning system, a strategy seen in venomous snakes and poison dart frogs.

Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings.

Colors evolved for survival, with animals using them for warnings and mating, and plants attracting pollinators.

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

Alcohol — and animals that love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms ...