Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the great barrier reef release eggs and sperm simultaneously—a ...

The salamanders have become a pop culture phenomenon, and one named Maxolotl is at the Reptile and Amphibian House.

Scientists have observed a type of cell division in a prehistoric unicellular organism that resembles the embryonic development seen in animal embryos, hinting that embryonic processes may have ...

A unique-looking deer was “spotted” in North Olmsted on Lorain Road, so Fox 8 News reached out to the Ohio Department of ...

Experts tell us that if humans became crab-like, it would be a slightly horrifying experience. Crabs molt their entire outer exoskeleton, from their eyes to their gut.

Colors evolved for survival, with animals using them for warnings and mating, and plants attracting pollinators.

The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselves dry appears to have more to do with ...

Thousands of people descend on trails in the North Cascades every October to see larch trees turn gold, a natural phenomenon ...

Non-human animals have culture, and that culture can accumulate and grow even in animals we consider simple, so there has to ...

From petrified forests to a fiery crater burning for 50+ years, these eight geological phenomena reveal Earth's mysterious forces.

Cryptozoology is a field of knowledge devoted to searching for and studying animals whose existence is disputed or not proven by science. Such creatures are called cryptids. There’s also cryptobotany ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...