Scientists found a 307 million-year-old fossil, Tyrannoroter heberti, revealing one of the earliest known land vertebrates with teeth adapted for eating plants.

Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea critters, including sea stars, scaleworms and limpets. NOAA Ocean Exploration. The deep sea is the large ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, the first animals to crawl onto land were strict meat-eaters, even as plants had already taken over the landscape. Now scientists have uncovered a ...

Nepali herders are allegedly facing harassment in Tibet despite a 2012 deal to allow grazing within 30 km on both sides.

The United States of America is exactly that, a collection of fifty, nifty, united states and each has its own set of unique laws. Among the states, there are some really weird animal laws that have ...

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern that requires a One Health approach. The role of veterinarians in promoting antimicrobial stewardship is essential for ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are nowhere to be found. From human activity to climate change, new animals ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. By Emily Anthes For a cow, Veronika has had what might ...

This post is in response to Unexpected Creative Tool Use By a Wild Wolf to Catch Crabs By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Veronika using the brush to scratch her back. Source: A. J. Osuna-Mascaró/with permission.

A Massachusetts man said he was shocked when MSPCA-Angell’s law enforcement team and Hadley Police arrived at his animal sanctuary and began removing more than 300 animals — including a sheep he ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look like they were made from spare parts, while others behave in ways so unusual ...

Hunter-gatherers likely dipped the quartz arrowheads, excavated from the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in 1985, in poison before using them to kill animals for food. The ...