The tiny red-billed bird has been a subject of folklore in Tanzania and Africa as a whole; it has divided scientific opinions for years. Oxpeckers’ relationship with large mammals in Tanzania’s ...

Bycatch is when marine creatures are trapped by commercial fishing nets during fishing for a different species. James Barnett, veterinary investigator for Cornwall Marine Pathology Team, said: "In ...

Scientists discovered two small mammals inside the juvenile dinosaur ... recent study suggests that Compsognathidae is not monophyletic,” or all descended from a common ancestor, the team ...

She writes: “Many people view cats hunting birds and small mammals as part of the natural ... it doesn't need to hunt for food, after all! “During the season when baby birds are fledging ...

All too often, with loss of habitat and their ... Found in Australia, Woma pythons primarily feed on reptiles but will not turn down small mammals if the chance presents itself.

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.

Domestic cats pounce on from one billion to four billion birds a year in the lower 48, six billion to 22 billion small mammals ... toll would probably exceed all mortality from window strikes ...

Why humans and a small number of other mammals are relatively hairless is an interesting question. It all comes down to whether certain genes are turned on or off. Hair and fur have many important ...

As urban development continues to creep further into Earth's oldest and most diverse rainforests, a Swansea University-led ...

By analyzing the arrangement of vertebrae in the spines of nearly 400 species of tetrapods—a group of animals with four limbs ...

Compared with her own experiences with nicks and cuts, the baboons’ ability to heal seemed like a superpower.

Louis Pasteur’s breakthrough discoveries unlocked the world of microscopic organisms that live inside our bodies.