A recent study is shaking up our understanding of nervous systems in animals. The humble sea urchin, a marine creature ...

Watch the first trailer for Pixar's 'Hoppers,' in which human consciousness is put into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals.

At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for the body, a ...

By the end of this century, scientists warn that nearly half of the planet’s sandy shorelines could be severely eroded or ...

Raccoons that live near humans had shorter snouts than rural raccoons, a trait that tends to arise in the early stages of ...

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in northern Israel, depicting a woman and a goose, is the earliest known ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, ...

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the ...