Foot bones and other fossils have been attributed to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a recently discovered species that may shake up the human family tree.

Not only is this extraordinary spider an entirely new species previously unknown to science, but it is half male and half ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County Animal Services is hosting a special event on Saturday, Nov. 8, offering half-price rabies vaccinations and $5 microchipping for pets. The event will take place ...

Ardi is the oldest known partial skeleton of a hominin and shows foot features that are transitioning from vertical climbing to bipedal walking. While Ardi has the primitive grasping big toe of the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ardi is the oldest known partial skeleton of a hominin ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the protagonists of intriguing stories symbolizing human virtues and faults. SCULPTED IN ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin donated $21,875 to help build a new animal shelter in Petersburg. The donation comes from the governor's final quarterly salary, a ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Travel involves two main expenditures of energy: fighting gravity and propelling ...

During the month of October, which is Adopt a Shelter Dog month, Johnson County Animal Shelter is offering 50% dog adoptions. This means a new furry friend is only $100. Graphic by JCAS October is ...

A new comic book has launched, and it stars a half-human, half-robot version of Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose. According to the publishers, Nashville-based Sumerian Comics, Axl Rose: Appetite for ...

In the western forests of Thailand, a burrowing creature that was both male and female was discovered. Maria Krasnova via Unsplash As a scientist, discovering and describing a new species is rare.