A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

We humans couldn’t live without our gut microbes, but not all animals rely on microscopic digestive communities like we do.

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Wild animals roam freely across the grasslands of Maasai Mara, Kenya. The open land allows clear views of nature. This region ...

"The bends" is one of the biggest risks that humans have to deal with when diving, but why don't marine animals, which are ...

Some animals live in pretty extreme places, but the lava cricket might be the most hardcore of them all. These crickets have ...

In a viral story, one researcher claims to be able to double the lifespan of our feline friends by curing chronic kidney ...

There is a group of animals with more species than any other group, but Earth has such an astonishing variety of life that ...

We humans can rely on our internal body heat to help keep us warm. But what can cold-blooded animals do when faced with the threat of freezing? Here are three creatures that have come up with ...

A Thai passenger arriving from the Philippines was intercepted at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan with two live protected wild animals - a monitor lizard and a large rice field rat ...

Farthest distance travelled backwards on a medicine ball 250.736 metres (822 ft 7 in) by Tran Xuan Sinh ...

Why don’t massive captive-raised deer and elk qualify as world-record trophies? Learn how wildlife science and ethics shape ...