130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

Japan Post will not deliver live reptiles starting from April on animal welfare grounds, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Loggerhead sea turtles are sentinels for changing oceans. In a new analysis covering nearly 30 years of data on turtle movements, sea surface temperatures, and seawater chlorophyll levels, Stanford ...

Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared “culture” between the animals.

Researchers at Japan’s Kyoto University say their findings could have wide-reaching importance for understanding the behavior of animal species ...

Researchers have identified the behavioral strategies that parasitic cricket species employ to infiltrate and inhabit host ant colonies. Their research demonstrates that these crickets use 'distancing ...

With a heightened interest in volunteering and donating opportunities right now, we're spotlighting this one that's just out ...

A new dinosaur species from more than 100 million years ago has been discovered and it's notable not for its size but its unusual intelligence.

That same year, American bullfrogs, an alien species unseen in the area before the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami caused the nuclear disaster, were found in Soma. Although the ...

Japanese Knotweed was introduced to North America in the early 1900s. It is a very large and aggressive plant, growing to a staggering two or three metres tall. Next to nothing will stop it as it can ...

It is titled, “Descriptions of two new species of Callogobius (Gobiidae) found in Japan.” Akihito found the species among the fish he caught on Zamamijima and Iriomotejima islands in Okinawa ...

The blue-ringed octopus is a tiny sea creature that looks beautiful and harmless. It has bright blue rings on its body that ...