A biomedical researcher combining advanced mouse models with human-based and computational approaches explains why we can’t ...

Seven new species of frog-like insects, unearthed in a rainforest, have been officially confirmed as new to science following a detailed examination of their genitalia. These previously unknown ...

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UC Davis researchers are helping develop methods to identify animal furs based on protein — and help enforce California's fur ban. State wildlife officials could get new tools to enforce California’s ...

This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. In July, Tom Waddington set out to row more than 2,000 nautical miles from Newfoundland to the United Kingdom by ...

Scientists have sequenced the largest known animal genome — and it's 30 times bigger than the human genome. The genome belongs to the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), a primeval, ...

From feathered dinosaurs to frozen mammoths, fossils keep upending science with discoveries that rewrite the history of life. National Fossil Day is not just about admiring dinosaur skeletons or ...