Picture an “animal” in your mind right now. What does it look like? A dog? A lion? Maybe a sloth, pangolin, naked mole-rat, or even just a human? There’s a good chance that you imagined a mammal, ...

In the penultimate episode of Crash Course Zoology, we use everything we've learned so far to try and figure out what a "species" even is anyway! As you'll see, the incredible diversity of animals ...

Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be ...

Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. From bacteria to blue whales, every living being on Earth relies on cell division for growth, reproduction, and species survival. Yet, ...

Our planet is full of incredible animals, and new creatures are being discovered every year. The way that animals have adapted to survive is fascinating, with some developing close relationships with ...

Eat almost anything. Sleep almost anywhere. These, it seems, are the secrets to surviving in the city as a wild animal. Among the species that dominate urban spaces—pigeons, cockroaches, rats, ...

In our modern era of larger, more destructive, and longer-lasting fires -- called the Pyrocene -- plants and animals are evolving quickly to survive. By synthesizing the wide body of research about ...

The scientists analyzed nearly 71,000 wild animal species — from corals to reptiles, insects to mammals — assessed by the IUCN Red List and categorized them according to climate-related threats they ...

Children universally believe animals experience emotions and feelings but are reluctant to say they have human-like thoughts, ...

There are 16 species of crocodiles in the world. While they all have sharp teeth, some are less dangerous to humans, while ...

If you asked the average American angler to name all the different types of bass, a handful of species would roll off the tongue, starting with largemouths and smallmouths, then probably stripers, and ...