The 3-D structure of this now-glassy DNA revealed similarities — and differences — between woolly mammoths and elephants.
Hanging out in small sun-warmed hideaways could help some frogs resist deadly chytrid fungus, a new study finds.
Well-preserved fossils from Morocco help reveal the weird way trilobites ate and perhaps why these iconic animals went extinct.
A debate rages over how to count brain cells in dinosaurs. At issue: figuring out how these extinct animals’ likely behaved.
Parrots use this clever sidestepping motion to maneuver along thin branches.
This great ape, living in Indonesia, doctored the gash on his face with a plant that people living in the area use as a natural medicine.
Forcing fruit flies to move shows how the insects coordinate their steps. This holds clues to other animals’ brains and movement.
Ancestors of modern octocorals may have lit up the deep sea as far back as 540 million years ago.
Hibernating queen bumblebees survived accidental submersion, leading researchers to discover their surprising resilience to flooding.
