A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

The brand new reality series Animals on Drugs airs with three-episode premiere on the Discovery Channel Monday, July 28 starting at 8/7c. Around the world, wild animals are hooked on human vices.

Researchers have uncovered a remarkable fossil site in a remote part of Canada's Northwest Territories, offering unprecedented insight into the earliest evolution of complex animal life on Earth.

A remarkable discovery of a fossil "treasure trove" in China has pushed back the origins of animals at least four million years. The find, described as "exciting" by researchers, includes the remains ...