The jellies appear to combine their stomachs and nervous systems in a form of fusion not seen in any other species.

MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.

Uncovering the mechanism that determines the spiral shape of Rhodospirillum, sheds new light on the link between cell shape ...

WASHINGTON >> New research has documented the extinction of 610 bird species over the past 130,000 years, coinciding with the global spread of our species Homo sapiens, an avian crisis that has only ...

WASHINGTON >> The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, is a case study in extinction caused by humans. The Dodo, finely adapted to its isolated ...

Researchers discover that geckos use a mechanism usually associated with balance to sense vibrations, leading to new insights about how animals hear and feel their surroundings.

The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, is a case study in extinction ...

Oct. 4 is World Animal Day, so we want to introduce you to the official animals of Texas. Do you think you could guess them ...

Stated plainly, the vast majority of intentionally or unintentionally introduced species are not a threat to native ecosystems. Governments and conservation organizations spend an enormous amount ...

.Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism underlying the skeletal reduction and asymmetry of emu wings. Their research reveals that the absence of distal muscle formation results in a lack of ...

The species - scientifically named sueviota aethon - has been dubbed the grumpy dwarfgoby by researchers who found the fish among coral reefs in the sea, living in small holes and crevices.

Insights into this evolutionary mechanism could help scientists understand ... the world as prey to both vertebrate and invertebrate species. Water fleas also keep algae blooms (which can cause ...