Among the many unique qualities of this long-extinct Antarctic bird, it seems to have been the earliest creature that could ...

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

The age of the dinosaurs may conjure images of large, fearsome reptiles in the minds of many – but those were far from the ...

Scientists found that evolution itself can evolve. Organisms exposed to changing environments develop a better ability to ...

A research team from Osaka University and Diponegoro University, Indonesia has developed two new autonomous navigation ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

What happens when the biodiversity witnessed by one generation fades into memory the next? These questions are crossroads at ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...

Prehistoric times were pretty strange, to put it lightly, and the same could be said of the species from that period. Here ...

Updating your prediction models having seen the butterfly might even—by showing you how good insect camouflage can be—help ...