Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the ...

Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes. Remarkably preserved fossil specimens show they could see ...

The unexpected observation of a cow using a broom to scratch herself isn't necessarily surprising, but it expands our ...

As habitats and hosts keep vanishing, the bloodsuckers are turning to us for a free meal.

A team of scientists has uncovered a new species of worm-like caecilian from the northern Western Ghats. The new species, ...

The strong preference for humans could lead to the transmission of more viral diseases and adverse health outcomes for people ...

When temperatures drop, some water turtles — including painted turtles and common snapping turtles — search out the soft ...

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

For hundreds of years, people believed that, come autumn, barn swallows would dive under the surface of ponds and lakes, swim ...

When we say that someone is a “fish out of water,” we sometimes mean to suggest that they are uncomfortable or out of their ...

The discovery of a new species of blind caecilian, Gegeneophis valmiki, at Paneri–Palashi in Maharashtra’s Satara district has brought cheer to wildlife researchers, further highlighting the rich but ...