S ome animals seem out of place at first glance. Sometimes that can be chalked up to the limits of imagination, but other ...

New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, ...

Scientists are looking for the 'dark matter' of the animal kingdom — and it’s revealing how little we know about life on our ...

The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor. The ...

An artist’s impression depicts Kryoryctes at Dinosaur Cove in Australia. New research supports the hypothesis that Kryoryctes is a common ancestor of both the platypus and echidna. - Peter Schouten ...

Discover the list of animals with the hardest shells and armour, ranked as the toughest shelled creatures on Earth. Find out ...

Our planet is brimming with life, and the diversity of animal species on Earth is staggering. Over 2.1 million animal species have been described, but zoologists estimate that millions more have yet ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...