Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Turns out jellyfish and sea anemones – among the ancient creatures with a nervous system instead of a brain – have a very similar sleeping routine to our own. A new study published in Nature ...

Researchers from the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds ...

Some animals produce their own light, no special effects involved. In certain cases, it helps them hunt or avoid predators.

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Wildlife officials warn this sea-turtle rescue effort could just be getting started along the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas.

The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...

Irish weather lore is grounded in centuries of observation of nature and shared through memorable sayings or rhymes ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Paramilitary fighters kidnapped children during their takeover of the Sudanese city of al-Fashir in October and in other attacks in the Darfur region over the course of Sudan's ...

Jellyfish sleep around eight hours a night, take short daytime naps, and compensate for lost rest,all without having a brain. These behaviors, revealed in a new study, suggest sleep may be far more ...

The feeling of awe and planetary connection experienced by astronauts observing Earth from low space orbit is known as the "overview effect," a term coined by Frank White, the author of numerous books ...