In the interconnected web of nature, small disruptions can yield outsized consequences. One such example comes from Central ...

Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate ...

Marwell Zoo has completed its annual stocktake, counting more than 500 animals across 145 species including a rare okapi calf ...

We learned at school that there are five different classes of animals. These are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. However, this knowledge, long enshrined in textbooks, does not seem to ...

From raccoons climbing manholes to alligators lurking in underground waterways, Florida’s stormwater sewers are more than ...

An innovative study reveals that HRT coordinates the hatching of fish embryos, determining the critical moment for their ...

Vertebrate regeneration is most commonly found in reptiles, amphibians and fish. In mammals, it's usually a limited ability—deer regrowing antlers in the late spring or mice regrowing lost digit ...

Animals are classified in a variety of ways. Basically, they are divided by being vertebrates (most having a backbone) and ...

New Century Environmental, a Columbus-based environmental consulting firm was notified that the Santee Sioux Nation has been ...

Jérôme Sueur’s “Natural History of Silence” and Pico Iyer’s “Aflame” explore the quiet (and the sounds) that sustain us ...

Hunting with the intent to sell animal carcasses is illegal according to federal law. Exceptions include the hunting of reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as the sale of antlers, hides and other ...