Weird History Food is taking a look at the animals we use for our food. Around 11,000 years ago when humans first began trading nomadic lifestyles for permanent communities, they also began to ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

Have you ever wondered why moose in Alaska are larger than their southern relatives? Have you considered why many Arctic ...

Animals with antlers and horns have dominated the earth for centuries. These intimidating features are symbols of power, ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

Increasingly realistic, easy-to-make AI-generated images are a major asset for online scammers looking to trick unsuspecting victims. While past AI-generated scams have tried to deceive people with ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

The chain catshark may look like any other shark in daylight, but under blue light, its skin glows neon green. Here’s a breakdown of this remarkable adaptation.

Scientists discovered some of the oldest bony fish fossils in China. The fossils explain the early history of animals with backbones.