The first animals must also have invented ways to produce the many different kinds of cells we have today; muscle cells, nerve cells, egg cells and sperm to name a few. The division of labour among ...

Animals in children’s stories are often depicted as living in neat mum, dad and children family units. Examples include ...

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in ...

Insects that tuck away their wings using origami creases have inspired foldable structures for drones and solar panels that ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

In a recent study, Dr. Weronika Tomczyk and her colleagues conducted a zooarchaeological and isotopic study of ancient Andean ...

Some animals run, others fight, but the weird ones perform. This journey through the animal kingdom highlights the most unexpected survival strategies, revealing how deception, disguise, and pure ...

Dogs, cats and other furry and scaly pets will fill the halls of the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea for the annual Blessing of the Animals Service at 10 a.m., Oct. 26. The tradition honors ...

Opal, a 9-month-old boxer/hound mix loves to play and is full of a sense of adventure. Cherokee County Animal Shelter Provided Firecracker Opal and Quiet soul Onyx do not have a home. Neither does ...

Earlier this month, NYC’s largest Gothic cathedral celebrated the annual feast day of St. Francis of Assisi and his ancient Blessing of the Animals. For 11 years, until the pandemic, I hosted a ...

Dozens of dachshund puppies raced around a corral made of orange and yellow netting Sunday in Mount Airy. In the frenzy of the annual Dachshund Derby, some pups never made it from one side of the ...

Stretching across 415 square miles of Colorado’s high country, Rocky Mountain National Park is one of America’s most ...