A 2025 study offered a different explanation for Neanderthals' unusually high nitrogen-15 levels: They may have eaten maggots ...

While the majority of animals (humans included) roam the Earth, some of nature’s most fascinating creatures spend their lives ...

A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

The parasite that causes toxoplasmosis could play a bigger role in animal behavior than we thought, according to a first-of-its-kind study in Kenya. The research also shows that the generally nonfatal ...

To find out, Elena Tena, a biologist at Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, and her colleagues attached ultra-light ...

Unlike most predators, hyenas are ruled by females and thrive through hierarchy and cooperation. Their physiology allows them ...

A thick, honey-like adhesive at the tip of a chameleon’s tongue lets it bring its prey to its mouth after snagging it, ...

The quality of relationships and the social organization of a society, influence the transfer of valuable resources not only ...