Do animals feel closer to God than humans? A conversational, mystical look at how animals are revered around the world and ...

Nature often brings out its miracles in the form of creatures that outlast humans by centuries, surprising us with our ...

Find out which animals live the longest and what clues this gives us for potentially slowing down human aging.

Learn how people across cultures accept animal empathy while viewing human thinking as fundamentally different.

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

Raccoons earned their place as the state wild animal of Tennessee by supporting the state economy and thriving in changing ...

A study by Kristin Winchell (NYU) sequenced the genomes of these reptiles and found 93 specific genes related to limb and skin development that had diverged from forest populations. The city lizards ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, stealing seconds at a time during around-the-clock parenting, getting winks on the wing ...

When animals nod off, they're most vulnerable to sneaky predators. But despite the risks, the need for sleep is so strong ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for creatures great and small.

Your holiday traditions may be teaching kids which animal lives matter. British study finds Christmas dinner shifts how young ...