A new species of small toad has been discovered in the highlands of Guyana, Adhaerobufo wokomungensis, living in isolated ...

Up to a quarter of a million animals are killed every year to sustain the grouse shooting industry, a new book has claimed.

A deep-sea mining test shows ecosystem damage can begin immediately, with more than one-third of seafloor animals lost in a single pass.

Sleep is usually associated with complex animals with brains and nervous systems, but new research suggests it may be far older, and far more basic, than previously thought.

Since 2005, the global count of living mammal species has risen by 25%.

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

Memories must be flexible so animals can adapt when the world changes. FMI neuroscientists have found that in fruit flies, ...

From cat declawing bans to crackdowns on extreme farm confinement, here are the laws that have recently come into place.

Police in Australia have charged a 39-year-old man for alleged cannabis and exotic animal farming after finding a 4-foot ...

A new study informs conservation and land management efforts for one of the least understood mammals in the Pacific Northwest ...

Fossils unearthed from the cavern provide a "missing volume" in New Zealand’s natural history, say researchers.

Rescuing injured sea turtles is not new to Israel. In fact, there has been a temporary turtle rescue center in collaboration ...