The latest clues hint at where pterosaurs — the first vertebrates to fly — came from, how they evolved, what they ate and more.

The research monitored 81 killifish from early adulthood to death using automated camera systems. These short-lived fish, with lifespans of 4-8 months, share brain complexity with humans, making them ...

Research has revealed some cockroach couples appear to form exclusive, long-term partnerships, and the way they start that ...

The problem with diffusion is that it’s notoriously slow. The oxygen constraint hypothesis argued that the larger the insect grows, the further the oxygen must travel to reach the deepest tissues. “As ...

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a world nothing like our own. These griffinflies, as paleontologists call them ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

As spring arrives across Indiana, lawns begin to wake up — and so do the responsibilities that come with maintaining a healthy, attractive turf.

Being able to reproduce both sexually and asexually gives the dragons an evolutionary edge, Garcia says. If no mate is handy, a female can bear sons parthenogenetically—and when they’re older, they ...