New research reveals a prehistoric shark 115 million years older than Megalodon, rewriting the timeline of shark ancestry.

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What birders well know, fans of “composite organisms” and other creatures can now learn: how to identify obscure species in ...

Beauty in the animal kingdom isn’t just for show—it’s a survival tool, a way to attract mates, or even a disguise. A bird’s ...

A new study shows that diversity in dog breeds came around 11,00 years ago, much earlier than the Victorian period.

Surveillance video shows a woman crouching beside a Waymo self-driving taxi, trying to lure a beloved neighborhood cat to ...

This weekend, Southern California's beaches will experience king tides, a seasonal phenomenon when the tide is both very high — and very low. These low tide periods are one of the best times of year ...

An Indigenous mentorship program serves kids in the foster care and youth justice systems — or who might end up there without ...

In the suburban landscape of Alsip, Illinois, there exists a retail wonderland that defies categorization, laughs in the face of big-box uniformity, and makes bargain hunters weak in the knees.

Art Basel Miami Beach faces shifting relevance as younger collectors, online art sales and regional buying reshape the fair’s market and attendance in Miami Beach.

The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these ...