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A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other. These ...

What has puzzled researchers and philosophers for many centuries is the ‘why’ of sleep, along with the ‘how’. We human ...

The New York City Bar wants the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) — which operates the famous zoo — to either voluntarily give up the two elephants, Happy and Patty, or request city ...

Most animals, including humans, have bilateral symmetry, which means our bodies are pretty symmetrical. At least on the ...

World Bonobo Day highlights the urgent need to protect bonobos from habitat destruction, poaching, and deforestation.

George Orwell’s powerful allegory has been adapted many times – often acclaimed, often controversial. Nick Smurthwaite looks ...

German pig skulls changed significantly due to selective breeding. Scientists found shorter snouts and flatter foreheads in ...

This internal left-right asymmetry is believed to begin at the very early stage of development -- when a tiny embryo is divided into two parts during a process called gastrulation. This process ...

University of South Florida students are showcasing their research at one of the largest multidisciplinary research ...

Craig Manders, 72, of Cranford, N.J., states in court papers that African Portfolio, Inc., failed to protect him and his wife ...

Grizzly bear Tim enjoys his tree enrichment at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. More than 900 Balsam fir trees used during Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Holiday Magic event are repurposed every year as mulch, ...