Researchers have developed a solution to a 78-year-old mystery. In previous research, it was suggested that adaptation of an animal to different factors looks like spending of one resource and that ...

Are you ready to test your knowledge of the animal kingdom? This quiz goes beyond the basics, challenging you with unique questions (MCQs) about some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. From ...

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...

Andrew Hess, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in interdepartmental genetics (animal breeding and genetics, with a statistics minor) from Iowa State University in 2016. He is an assistant professor of ...

XINING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A new study has uncovered the substantial impact of altitude on the gut microbiota of the plateau pika, a small mammal, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west of China, ...