The evolution of the neck in vertebrates: a key innovation for conquering terrestrial environments Vertebrates (animals with vertebrae ... the musculoskeletal anatomy of several strategic extant ...

Teach young learners all about the fascinating world of reptiles with this free downloadable 5-day lesson plan.

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

Science tells us invasive species—like the spotted tilapia—are always on the move, making it difficult for scientists to ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

The sewer systems of Florida are teeming with an “abundance” of alligators, racoons, and a dozen other animals using the ...

Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

Fossil collectors in Florida have discovered an ancient sinkhole, now at the bottom of a river, which holds the remains of animals rarely seen in the state, including a type of giant armadillo, giant ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science, led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno, Ikerbasque researcher at the ...

Despite a 2016 law prohibiting private individuals from keeping dangerous animals—allowing them only in licensed zoos— ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...