With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

Many people picture city building as something only humans do, but termites offer a surprising comparison. Scientists ...

Beavers, earthworms, prairie dogs, elephants, and more don't just live in ecosystems, they reshape them to the benefit of ...

Animal intelligence takes many forms and often defies human expectations. Some species solve problems, communicate complex ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Marine animals that were sickened by the bloom washed ashore from Malibu to Long Beach coasts. The algae, which can build up ...

Nature has a way of keeping things interesting, and not always in the smartest way. Plenty of animals don't make the best ...

Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.

Scientists look to animals and wildlife to improve modern medicine. June 12, 2009 — -- The words "drug development" may conjure images of white-coated scientists, working at benches with pipettes ...

If you've ever known the love of an animal, you know the feeling. It's playing a game of fetch with your dog when you're happy or cuddling with your cat when you're sad. It's a wet nose nuzzling your ...

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who ...