Birds separated by vast geographic distances and millions of years of evolution share a remarkably similar learned vocal ...

Birds worldwide share the same warning call, blending instinct and learning, revealing insights into communication evolution.

Scientists have discovered which animal was the first to branch off from our collective common ancestor. For years, debate had raged over whether the first to diverge was the sea sponge or the comb ...

Some 390 million years ago in the ancient ocean, marine animals began colonizing depths previously uninhabited. New research indicates this underwater migration occurred in response to a permanent ...

Women usually live longer than men, and animals show the same pattern. Evolution, genes, and parenting explain why.

New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on the timelines and pathways of evolution of fungi, finding ...

MIT geochemists offer compelling evidence that ancient sea sponges were Earth's first animals, emerging over 541 million ...

Domesticated animals are getting bigger. Wild animals are getting smaller. And Brad Spakowitz knows where to point the blame.

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the Grand Canyon, one of the natural world's most iconic sites. Subscribe to ...

A new study argues that human culture — including religion, politics and war — influences how wildlife evolves in cities. In Los Angeles, factors such as policing, zoning, and local values and ...

Ronan the sea lion can dance to a lot of different songs, but there is something about “Boogie Wonderland,” by Earth, Wind and Fire that really gets her going. It didn’t take more than a few days for ...