Discover how woodpeckers use their bodies like hammers, combining muscle power and coordination to drill through wood.

Walk past most park ponds and you’ll spot him: the male mallard. Despite being a common bird, the male mallard still looks ...

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct ...

The research provides direct evidence that at least one pterosaur species ate plants. That simple gut snapshot shifts a long-running debate from "maybe" to "yes." It also offers a rare glimpse into ...

Paleontologists spotted injuries on the tails of duck-billed dinosaur fossils that might have occurred during mating.

When a peregrine falcon turned up injured outside Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, he inspired all hands-on-deck care.

Dubbed the 'Jesus lizard,' the basilisk lizard of Central and South America possesses an astonishing ability to run across water. Specialized toes wit ...

You can practice your dinosaur impressions without judgment (except perhaps from the dinosaurs themselves, who have seen it all before and remain stoically unimpressed by your Velociraptor call). For ...

There comes a moment when you’re seated at Hooper’s Crab House, fork hovering over a golden-brown crab cake that’s barely holding together from all that lump meat, when you realize you’ve found ...

Learn how the spider-tailed horned viper uses predatory mimicry and a spider-shaped tail to lure birds in Iran.

People who rescue animals are truly special. They do the important work to save lives every single day. People on the internet were so impressed by workers at the Wild Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, ...

I’m obsessed with my two cats, so I found the best gifts for cat lovers, including upgrades to everyday items and personalized pet gifts.