Research into hibernating animals reveals that memory lives in the cell and life is defined by the persistence of embodied information.

These “walking sharks” can lay eggs without spending extra energy, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about reproduction.

Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

A recent study suggests that late M-stars, despite their abundance in the galaxy and potential for hosting detectable Earth-like planets, are unlikely to support the emergence of complex animal life.

Winter is hard, and for wildlife in Colorado, it's even harder. To survive, many species have developed adaptations over hundreds of thousands of years that allow them to weather the storms, including ...

Brigitte Bardot, the legendary French actress whose face, style and presence became visual symbols of the 1960s, has died at the age of 91. From her breakthrough in 'And God Created Woman' to her ...

Everyday life is full of small behaviors we treat as moral choices, scientific truths, or acts of civic virtue—often without much reflection. From abandoned shopping carts to climate guilt over pet ...

It’s the day the “Animal Goncourt” is awarded. “Who better,” a judge says, “to talk about the fabulous relationship between animals and men than writers and philosophers?” Credit... Supported by By ...

Over the past four years, private equity (PE) firms that invested in life science assets have faced a difficult reality. While many investors still debate whether some sectors of the market are in a ...

It wasn't hard to be optimistic about the biotech's future, given its excellent news from the lab on Monday. Prognosticators fell over themselves publishing bullish new takes on the company the ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...