Paleontologists have long studied the fossilized remains of animals from the Cambrian period, a time when many major groups ...

A new study found that Clubonia spiders use their own antifreeze made of specific proteins that they sequenced.

While no longer rare in San Diego County, the bright red vermilion flycatcher is not yet abundant, but worth the effort to ...

Nestled in Evangeline Parish approximately 40 miles north of Lafayette, this 6,400-acre sanctuary provides the kind of peaceful escape that actually lives up to the promise, rather than disappointing ...

The scientific name of the largest cockroach in the world: Cockroaches are perhaps the most universally disliked insects, but ...

Scans reveal unique spiral optic nerves in chameleons, solving a 2,000-year-old mystery about how they move their eyes.

Japan is enlisting specially trained detector dogs to sniff out venomous fire ants in cargo shipments at major ports.

Every state has its own official tree, a living emblem that reflects a state’s natural heritage, character, and pride. State ...

There's an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – and this apparently includes plants, with the island a ...

Northern hoary bats are the most widely distributed bat species in the Americas, with a range spanning from southeastern ...

The buck stood broadside in the winter light, framed by oaks and scattered mulch. For a lot of hunters, it would have been ...

Will the mockingbird be dethroned after nearly 100 years as Florida's state bird? Some lawmakers want this pink replacement.