Denisovans were a type of ancient human that for a long time were known only from their DNA and teeth. But recent fossil findings and analysis is now revealing what these people looked like and that ...

Neanderthal DNA explains how human faces form, tardigrades struggle in Martian soil, new tech tracking monarch butterflies and a fish with a hole in its head.

"My sister-in-law copied our key and let herself into our house...and I found her escorting her coworkers on a tour of my ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

Dogs Know Their People ​Dogs are arguably the most iconic example of animals that can identify individual humans, but their [ ...

This pair-bonding pattern emerged around the same time as bipedalism, a trait that itself encouraged intimacy. “Face-to-face coitus was now possible,” Garcia writes—which rendered the act more ...

If you spend much time watching online videos depicting releases of rescued wildlife, you’ll find that most people are ...

Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

The pigeons Nia Williams helped to treat at a Manhattan wildlife hospital showed her how much unwanted animals and marginalized New Yorkers have in common.

The bill protects agrochemicals producers from lawsuits, and overturns food and pesticide safety laws and statutes.

Lyft reached a settlement in Minnesota after a rider alleged that drivers had cancelled her ride because of her service dog. Per the settlement, the company will continue to observe its already ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...