Humans aren’t the only animals capable of remarkable intelligence. From elephants that remember individuals for decades to ...

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Animals like sea turtles, salmon, pigeons, and sharks can use Earth's magnetic field to cross entire oceans. How can they tap ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has shed light on the evolution of an important yet thus far poorly understood group of marine invertebrate animals—brachiopods. The work, published in ...

A new scientific review suggests that ancient supercontinents, mountain building, and changes in Earth's magnetic field ...

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A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. The newly identified chemical ...

We know there were animals during Earth’s chilliest era—but we still don't know what they look like. By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine Published Dec 23, 2022 6:00 PM EST This article was originally ...

You’re probably familiar with classic sauropod dinosaurs, the four-legged herbivores famous for their long necks and tails. Animals such as Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus and Diplodocus have been standard ...

The oldest known animal fossils are about 574 million years old, but the fossil record is too sparse to reveal when Earth’s first animals actually evolved. A new study challenges the use of ...