Animals

500 Million Years Ago, Life Changed Forever: Scientists Reveal the DNA Changes That Helped Animals Move Onto Land

How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans

Scientists found a “lost world” of animals that shouldn’t exist yet

Confinement and a lack of enrichment for animals in "intensive farming" amplifies the effects of physical pain. Breeding pigs in particular are often kept in crates which they cannot turn around in, leading to chronic stress, increased pain sensitivity and slower healing.

Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

Animals are powerful landscape engineers shaping the Earth’s surface, global study finds - EurekAlert!

The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

The Turin Shroud bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

Barren environments don’t just restrict animals—they intensify and prolong pain - EurekAlert!

Amid new findings that more migratory species of animals are facing extinction nations gather in Brazil to agree on actions - EurekAlert!

What animal are you? Humans and animals tend to like the same mating calls

Humans and animals have the same taste in animal mating calls - EurekAlert!

Viral Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to People, Study Finds

Why are vertebrate eyes so different from those of other animals? A new hypothesis proposes that our ancestors lost their eyes, then rebuilt them.

The first animals on Earth had no skeletons and that changes everything

MIT study finds Earth’s first animals were likely ancient sea sponges

Fast-paced lives demand faster vision: ecology shapes how “quickly” animals see time - EurekAlert!

Scientists May Have Found The Key Cellular Process Behind Aging in Animals

What were the first animals? The fierce sponge-jelly battle that just won’t end

Why we sleep poorly in new environments: A brain circuit that keeps animals awake - EurekAlert!