The horse originated in North America around four million years ago. As changing sea levels created land bridges between continents, the horse traveled into Eurasia. A team of 57 international researchers—including 18 Indigenous scientists from the Lakota

Cats, dogs and farm animals are what come to mind when we think of domesticated animals. For ages, domestication has been portrayed as a uniquely human accomplishment, where species become domestic only through our deliberate control.

A dinosaur's 40-second journey more than 120 million years ago has been brought back to life by a University of Queensland-led research team using advanced digital modeling techniques.

A new study of wild Sumatran orangutans by researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) has found that mothers consistently differ in their maternal behaviors toward their infants, even after controlling for biological, social, and

The world's seagrasses possess a remarkable ability to capture and store vast amounts of carbon, according to a global study published in Nature Communications.

A new study published in Palaeontology has confirmed that X-ray computed tomography (XCT scanning) can be used to monitor decomposing organisms without altering the natural decay process—a vital step in understanding how fossils form.

Newly discovered evidence of Australia's earliest species of tree frog challenges what we know about when Australian and South American frogs parted ways on the evolutionary tree.

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of capsaicinoid compounds. But for some peppers, despite high levels of capsaicinoids, the heat is mysteriously dull.

The musculoskeletal system provides structural support, enabling movement such as walking and lifting, protecting internal organs, maintaining posture, generating heat through muscle activity, and coordinating with the nervous system. One of the many comp

Shrub fringes on the edges of forests and fields protect animal species and have a positive effect on biodiversity, reports a research team from the University of Würzburg.

With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settlement and restore these underwater ecosystems before it's too late. In a paper published in Trends in Biotechnology, research

New discoveries of fossil clawed footprints from Australia, published in Nature, push the origin of reptiles back in time by at least 35 million years and change the entire timeline for the origin of tetrapods (backboned land animals).