This 375-million-year-old fish, the closest known relative of the ancestors of limbed animals such as humans, likely evolved the foundation for rear legs even before the move to land, researchers say.

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...

A newly identified clam eats limestone rock, turning it into sand.

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

Toads have on of the most unique reproduction methods in the animal kingdom. Read here to learn about their sting eggs.

The unusual sighting of an evening bat in Wellington, Colorado, begs the question of how this flying mammal got there.

With the summer season approaching, the Forest Department has started filling water in 100-odd troughs in the Coimbatore ...

Kansas is home to its fair share of unique or truly wild encounters with wildlife.

During a solar eclipse, Galapagos tortoises show strange and fascinating behaviour. They mate, lift their heads, and seem to stare at the sky. Scientists say this rare reaction highlights how cosmic ...

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