The newly discovered fossil records suggest that mold-like single-cell organisms "set the stage" for the animal kingdom to evolve, the researchers wrote in a new report, published in the journal ...

A Canadian geologist may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Around a billion years ago, a region of ...

Being a scientist is much like being a lawyer. You painstakingly gather evidence to support an argument — though one rooted in the scientific method, not courtroom conjecture. According to new ...

For many pack animals, living in a large group can mean the difference between life and death. In this video, we explore 12 animal species that show how herd living offers benefits that go far beyond ...

For the first time, scientists observed tubeworms and other complex ocean creatures dwelling beneath hydrothermal vents. By Robin George Andrews Off the western shores of Central and South America, ...

Kali Holder, a veterinary pathologist at the National Zoo, is motivated by problem-solving and a passionate curiosity about nature. Image: courtesy of Kali Holder When an animal becomes endangered, it ...

Emma Hammarlund receives funding from the European Research Council Horizon 2020. Imagine a world where the oxygen you need changes dramatically between day and night. Your world shifts from being ...