Get ready to meet the wildest, weirdest, and most wonderfully extreme creatures on the planet—alive and in action! ‘Extreme Animals Alive!’ is the newest exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

The incident sparked a scientific hunch: perhaps the lizards, which happen to be residents of particularly fire-prone regions ...

Grand Rapids — When it came time for third-graders in the environmental science school, C.A. Frost Elementary, to learn about adaptation, teacher Crystal Schultz saw an opportunity to expose students ...

Beneath the chaos of jungle cries and ocean songs lies a hidden logic. From tuskfish that grunt underwater to koalas that bellow like giants, these bizarre sounds evolved to attract mates, warn rivals ...

Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which involves merging their nervous systems and stomachs, has never been seen in any ...

When people build cities and introduce invasive creatures, resident critter populations sometimes adapt Brian Handwerk - Science Correspondent When humans build cities and introduce invasive species, ...

Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of time submerged thanks to a few clever tricks. Getting enough oxygen in the ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Museum of Science is bringing science to ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Some animals seem to bend the rules of biology, and even physics, with skeletons that push the limits of what bones can do.

The National Institutes of Health recently announced a landmark initiative to expand human-based science while reducing animal use. The world’s largest funder of biomedical and public health research ...