In many ways, pets are the first to suffer the ill effects of an ailing economy. “We do get a lot of calls on home foreclosures, people being forced to move,” said Katie Jorgenson, a volunteer with ...

SCIENTISTS from Spain have discovered a new species of mud dragon (kinorhynch) a vital part of the marine ecosystem.  The Universidad Complutense de ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Antarctica, the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth, may seem inhospitable, but it is home to a mesmerizing ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

As polar ice continues to melt at alarming rates, Arctic and Antarctic wildlife are facing unprecedented challenges. From ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine species they’ve studied so; new results show transfer from mother seals ...

They’re often found in vast clusters dotted across entire fields, with one of the most remarkable places to see them being the Mima Prairie in Thurston County, Washington. That’s where the name comes ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...