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!

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

AI learns from animals: New approach to improve surgical imaging - EurekAlert!

The inner lives of animals

How zoos are preparing animals for this weekend’s massive winter storm

Bee-hunting beetles are the first animals known to fake the smell of flowers

Animals experience joy. Scientists want to measure it

‘Bat accelerator’ unlocks new clues to how these animals navigate

Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

By changing their habits, many animals still hanging on in the face of warming - EurekAlert!

Clear effects, complex implications: meta-study reveals mechanisms of animals’ adaptations to cope with climate change - EurekAlert!

Fossil may solve mystery of what one of the weirdest-ever animals ate

There is as much life left to discover on planet Earth as that which is already known: Around 16,000 new species are described each year, but most animals and plants are listed as threatened as soon as they are brought to light

Biology-based brain model matches animals in learning, enables new discovery - EurekAlert!

Chemicals in million-year-old fossils reveal animals’ lives in detail

This Common Blood Pressure Drug Boosts Lifespan And Slows Aging in Animals

How Animals Form Unlikely Alliances to Keep Predators Away

Scientists Relaunch the 'Internet of Animals'

Ancient Sponges May Be Earth’s First Animals, New MIT Evidence Shows