A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn ...

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The Southern California mountain lions are up for permanent protection from a state environmental agency. Will this help them ...

Joy—fleeting woo-hoo moments like "catching the perfect wave"—is felt by many diverse animals, and researchers want to know how they express it in various situations and why.

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For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can ...

Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), and Mannheim University Medical Center (UMM) are presenting a method that enables ...

Find out what short spine syndrome is in dogs and which other animals can get it. Then meet famous dogs with the condition.

Beluga whales avoid inbreeding by switching partners over time, helping a small, isolated population stay genetically healthy ...

Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...