Imagine a world where the boundaries between “fish” and “not-fish” blur, where the ancestors of birds and mammals once swam ...

How China must laugh at us, as it runs a mighty industrial revolution on its huge coal stocks and builds two new coal-fired ...

Imagine peering into your backyard and spotting a creature whose ancestors once thundered across ancient landscapes alongside ...

Using their strong teeth, these industrious mammals cut down trees and branches ... reflecting the species’ social nature and cooperative living strategy. Giant Hummingbird perched on a maguey. Peru.

Every spring, hummingbirds embark on an ambitious migration, flying thousands of miles from Central America and Mexico to breeding grounds in the U.S. and Canada. Hummingbirds migrate an average ...

That's right, hummingbirds are making their way back to Southern Ohio. These small birds travel thousands of miles each year during spring migration. While en route to their new home ...

Entombed in amber for 99 million years, the smallest dinosaur fossil ever discovered is rewriting what we thought we knew ...

The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water was long considered one of the greatest public health achievements ...

Mar. 20, 2025 — Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By ...

Why do humans have canine teeth? Patrick McGannon, Surprise, Arizona All primate species have them, says Sabrina Sholts, a curator of physical anthropology at the Museum of Natural History.

Honey buzzards, also known as crested honey buzzards, have a uniquely dangerous diet. While most animals would stay far away from the buzzing nests of bees, these birds fly into the fire. This ...