In many animal societies, elderly individuals are critical contributors to their species’ survival, a new study has found. That’s why wildlife conservation must account for older animals, researchers ...

A new study on aging in the animal kingdom has highlighted how urgently Earth's oldest and wisest creatures must be protected, with knowledge and environmental stability lost due to human intervention ...

A groundbreaking study published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) in July 2025 has revealed the discovery of 75,000-year-old animal remains in Norway, preserved deep within ...

Fossils from South Australia are offering a surprising clue about the deep history of animal behavior. Spriggina floundersi, an ancient organism that lived about 550 million years ago, may represent ...