Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

On day two of the Women's NCAA Division I Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center, Florida's Anita Bottazzo and Camyla ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography described two of the new species — Iskra’s glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate — that made the top 10 list.

Geese do not have true teeth, but their beaks and tongues are lined with serrated structures that function similarly in ...

Sheboygan County offers many spring break activities for kids and families, including camps, an Easter egg hunt and a Mario ...

Bryson City has approximately 1,500 residents and approximately infinity outdoor activities, which seems mathematically ...

Humpback chubs gone, new fish. The new Pecos League baseball team that will call Suplizio Field home this summer finally has a name: the Grand Junction Razorback Suckers. The new team identity, as ...

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

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

Alaskan lakes/rivers teem with grizzly bears, moose, seals, whales, sea otters, etc. But beware, know the dangerous ones!

The late-night television host has at least five species named after him, spanning a remarkably diverse range of creatures. They include a diving beetle ( Agaporomorphus colberti ), a parasitic wasp ( ...