Latest about Animals
Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that's the ancestor of all life on Earth today
New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought.
Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quake
Beachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish."
This transparent sea creature can age in reverse
The sea walnut, a type of comb jelly that has become invasive in parts of Europe and Asia, can transform from a sexually mature adult back into its larval form when times are tough.
Huge 13,600-year-old mastodon skull and bones unearthed in Iowa
A team of archaeologists recently excavated the first well-preserved mastodon bones ever found in Iowa, including the prehistoric animal's skull.
What was the first animal on Earth?
Using fossil evidence and genetic dating, geneticists and paleontologists have backed strikingly different candidates for the world's first animal.
Silky anteater: The tiny, boxing ball of fur
The smallest species of anteater grows to just 14 inches, including its tail — but it packs a hefty punch when threatened.
Dodos were fast and powerful, not slow and inept, definitive preserved specimen suggests
A new study has cleared up misconceptions about the extinct dodo, identifying the reference specimen for the species and showing they were fast and powerful.
Bleak photo of polar bear with plastic in its jaws in the remote Arctic shows pollution's 'pervasive grip'
Image of polar bear with plastic hanging from its mouth shortlisted for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 award.
