Picture an “animal” in your mind right now. What does it look like? A dog? A lion? Maybe a sloth, pangolin, naked mole-rat, or even just a human? There’s a good chance that you imagined a mammal, ...

In the penultimate episode of Crash Course Zoology, we use everything we've learned so far to try and figure out what a "species" even is anyway! As you'll see, the incredible diversity of animals ...

Sponges may be ancient, but their timeline has been murky. New research suggests the earliest sponges were soft and ...

The scientists analyzed nearly 71,000 wild animal species — from corals to reptiles, insects to mammals — assessed by the IUCN Red List and categorized them according to climate-related threats they ...

Some animals are capable of cooperating with members of other species. An interdisciplinary team explores the cognitive underpinnings of such cross-species collaborations, opening up a new perspective ...

As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won't notice this ...