Fringe-lipped bats from Panama hunt like miniature lions, using a “hang-and-wait” strategy to capture large, energy-rich prey. High-tech biologging revealed they spend most of their time conserving ...

For decades, scientists have warned that human activity is triggering a sixth mass extinction. From melting glaciers to ...

New landmark scientific research shows that tiny but mighty-brained sentient bumble bees display positive emotional contagion ...

For years, headlines have warned that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, but a new study suggests these fears may ...

Meet the Atlantic wolffish, green humphead parrotfish, and other unusual species with extraordinary adaptations.

Homing pigeons have been prized for their navigational abilities for thousands of years. They’ve served as messengers during ...

A Jacobs School researcher is focused on learning more about how tight junctions form naturally — and how their breakdown can lead to disease.

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

Biologists have long been fascinated by the ability of salamanders to regrow entire limbs. Now Harvard researchers have ...

In vertebrates, calcium is stored in bones, and its release is tightly regulated. Now, using fruit flies as a model organism, researchers at University of Tsukuba have shown that even animals without ...

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...