Newly discovered prehistoric artwork suggests how a pioneering sect of desert nomads, unknown to history until now, carved out an existence about 12,000 years ago in the harsh environment of northern ...

Few people have the opportunity to meet near-mythical beasts in real life — but Rob Timmins has. He’s one of the few biologists ever to spend time with a saola, a wild ox once known as the “Asian ...

A marine rescue organization says one of three beached sperm whales off the coast of northern Prince Edward Island has died. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of Marine Animal Response Society, says ...

In his new book of poems, Seabeast, Rajiv Mohabir, imagines the lives of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Mohabir’s poems plumb and reimagine the history of human interaction with these aquatic ...

Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they're replaced by thicker, more durable and permanent ones. But humans aren't the only animals capable of shedding ...

If something strange is going on with your pet's mouth -- like they're always sticking their tongue out, or they lost a tooth -- CVAS advises checking with a vet. Meet the pets of the week up for ...

An artistic rendering of Thikarisuchus xenodentes, an extinct crocodyliform from the Cretaceous of Montana. Credit: Dane Johnson/Museum of the Rockies. About 95 million years ago, a little ...

Animation has long been the perfect medium for artists to go beyond the limits of imagination, and movies like Fantastic Planet and Fantasia prove it.

A fingertip-sized fossil uncovered in Montana revealed a tiny crocodile species. This unexpected find reshaped croc evolution stories.

What should we tell children when a pet dies and they ask whether animals have souls and do animals go to heaven?

A curious encounter between an orange house cat and a wild coyote in a Las Vegas suburb leaves the internet buzzing. Here's why.