Coelacanths are strange fish that are currently only known from two species found along the East African coast and in ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

During the searches, the team found two yellow-brown salamanders on tree trunks, the study said. Researchers took a closer ...

Most geckos were spotted along the rocky riverbanks, but one “was found on a midstream rock.” Researchers also found a pregnant gecko with two “externally visible” eggs. Thousands of new species are ...

At a popular geological park outside Melbourne, Australia, tourists have the opportunity to try caving. More than 50 people per day go on recreational caving tours in Britannia Creek Cave year-round, ...

At more than 160 million years old, a recently discovered amphibian fossil has set a new record for the earliest known ...

Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce ...

Researchers have discovered that scarlet macaws purposefully neglect feeding the youngest chicks in most broods, even when resources are plentiful. This results in only one or two chicks being able to ...

Research shows that over the past 40 years, butterflies traditionally found in England and Wales have become more common in Scotland.

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein Autumn, warm weather, bird ...

Roe deer are smaller and more delicate, with large, dark eyes, a gentle demeanor and reddish-brown summer coats that turn ...

In the Highlands of Scotland, a series of last-ditch efforts are being used to try to save the critically endangered ...