Rock climbers in Italy stumbled across evidence of what appears to be a sea turtle stampede that took place nearly 80 million ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use. For the ...

Cheetahs vanished from Saudi Arabia half a century ago. Now long-dead mummified big cats may help herald their return.

A recent review of over 312 studies has identified dozens of unique uses of roadkill in scientific research. The review, ...

Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in doing so solved the mystery of an odd echolocation pulse in the North Pacific.

Mice that experience the real world may be better models for human mental health conditions, compared with lab mice that ...

A video has revealed never-before-seen behaviors in wolves that could mark the first case of tool use in a wild member of the wolf and dog family — and it was all for some crab bait. When you purchase ...

Following Jane Goodall's death, chimp experts explain how her early observations still influence our understanding of our ape cousins. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Scientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour. When you purchase through ...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors. When you ...

A clip from the upcoming series "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" shows how iconic ice age creatures adapted to their changing environment as temperatures rose and ice sheets started to melt. When you ...