The stereotype of violent chimpanzees and peaceful bonobos may be wrong, according to new research comparing aggression in both apes.

Something always waits for a chance to ruin a garden harvest. Birds eye the berries, squirrels plot their raids, and insects ...

What’s less well known is allowing your domestic cat to roam outside exposes them to considerable danger – and the risk of a short life. About two-thirds of all Australian cat owners have had a cat ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel posed a deceptively simple question: "What is it like to be a bat?" His point wasn't really about bats. He was offering a provocative challenge about the limits of ...

The results show how relatively small dietary adjustments could influence the course of disease. According to the researchers ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Families traded screens for sunshine last Saturday as the monthly Animal Encounters event returned to the Broken Wire Ranch on Guillory Road in Orange, […] ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

Discover the brain science behind how birds learn to sing, from song nuclei to social cues and critical learning windows.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.