An Arctic hare’s dash across northern Canada, the longest seen among hares and their relatives, is changing how scientists think about tundra ecology.
Minuscule featherwing beetles have evolved a unique way of flying that lets them match the speed of beetles three times as big.
The ability to sniff out animals’ airborne genetic material has been on researchers’ wish list for over a decade.
Syria’s 4,500-year-old kungas were donkey-wild ass hybrids, genetic analysis reveals, so the earliest known example of humans crossing animal species.
Researchers stumbled upon a fish breeding colony of unprecedented size, spanning a territory slightly larger than Baltimore.
The similarities suggest female dolphins experience sexual pleasure, which may explain why the species is so randy all the time.
When measuring intelligence, the saying goes, don’t judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. But what about its ability to drive a vehicle?
A standoff between bacteria and antibiotic-producing fungi living on hedgehogs may have led to the rise of one type of MRSA some 200 years ago.
An analysis of the stomach contents of Misonne’s spider geckos shows there are more critters in the heart of Iran’s Lut Desert than meets the eye.
Scientists have discovered the first true millipede, an elongated, threadlike creature with a whopping 1,306 legs.