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.

Researchers assessed the status of 23,496 species of freshwater animals in groups including fishes, crustaceans such as crabs ...

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.

State experts say 100% of the yards in the treatment zone must be sprayed by a licensed applicator with the insecticide ...

How did the goblin shark score its haunting name? It has something to do with the goblin shark's visage. Find out more about ...

New species of mussel that lives in an ancient undersea forest ... nov. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Discomedusae: Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae) from the Sumisu Caldera, Ogasawara Islands, Japan A graduate of UW ...

SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there ...

Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet, so you shouldn’t be surprised to find many different kinds thriving in your garden. Here’s how to separate the good, the bad, and the ...

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 ...