This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the ...

The Georgia Museum of Natural History (GMNH) is temporarily closed for renovations as it prepares for a major expansion.

Museums display only a fraction of their collection so we went behind the scenes at the Melbourne Museum to find the untold ...

A newly identified sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols linked to the oldest-known animal biomarkers, supporting the idea ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

This refers to DNA from animals that is found in the environment as a result of natural shedding. Think: dead skin, feces, fur, etc. When ...

More than 40% of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna), including carp, salmonids, crocodilians, turtles, beavers, and ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the ...

New Mexico is the third most biodiverse state in the nation, according to the New Mexico Wildlife Center, with over 1,000 ...

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, ...