But cleverness is hard to define - animals have to contend with different challenges in life and what might be clever or ...

In most cases, evolution is a pretty slow process, taking hundreds if not thousands of years—but when humans enter the ...

Study suggests adapting to life on land wasn't the biggest challenge facing fish coming ashore millions of years ago.

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

A museum display of the giant crocodile Deinosuchus schwimmeri showcases a 30-foot-long apex predator from the Cretaceous ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

“Expression tells us what cells do, but regulatory DNA tells us where they come from, how they develop, and which germ layer ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

The feature articles in the Ventura County Reporter this year explored serious topics, including unscrupulous puppy breeders, suicide prevention, ICE raids and courthouse dogs who comfort victims of c ...

Mind-blowing science books offer a staggering look at the secret logic of fungi, the evolution of the human mind, and the ...

Misinformation isn’t just human. A new study shows how false signals spread across biology, from bacteria to bird flocks.

Theodore Scritches McWiggles isn't your ordinary house cat. This 33-pound Maine Coon recently broke the internet — and possibly a few chairs.