"I would like to add that we have included in this new genus a species from Texas that was described under another generic ...

Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

After years below ground, a cicada bursts from its exoskeleton in this remarkable video showing nature’s power to transform.

Researchers are making ever more sophisticated mini organs in the lab — and now they can grow their own blood vessels. The ...

The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

The size of the planned new animal shelter in Davis County, long a focus of debate, will be scaled back due to the rising ...

The shells hold cultural importance and are sought after by artists and crafters — but finding them can be difficult ...

The Cicada Shell is the easiest "bug" you can catch, since they remain stationary and will not flee when you approach, so you should have no trouble catching them.

Despite the success of armored marine species like crabs, land animals never developed the same kind of body armor here’s ...

A comparative theoretical analysis on the effect of the solvent on the molecular structure and energetics of the most stable conformers of the nucleoside analogue D4T (stavudine) and of the natural ...

When an animal moves, it must distinguish between sensory inputs caused by its own movement and those caused by another agent. Sommer and Crapse review how corollary discharge, neural signals that ...

Microscopic claw hairs help hermit crabs sense threats and make quick decisions, revealing a link between anatomy and ...