Mar 2021
A roughly 10,000-year-old bone found in southern Alaska is among the Americas’ oldest dog fossils
An ancient dog fossil helps trace humans’ path into the Americas
Dec 2021
The now-extinct animals were still considerably larger than their modern kin
Ancient giant orangutans evolved smaller bodies surprisingly slowly
Jan 2024
Just 21 of more than 400 teeth had fractures, suggesting early primates had soft-food diets
Ancient primates' unchipped teeth hint that they ate mostly fruit
Oct 2019
An extra digit, a pseudothumb, may help the primates grip objects
Aye-ayes just got weirder with the discovery of a tiny, sixth ‘finger’
Oct 2020
The world’s largest animal goes from nighttime to daytime crooning before heading south
Before migrating, some blue whales switch up the timing of their songs
Nov 2020
The fur of Australia’s iconic oddity fluoresces under ultraviolet light
A blue-green glow adds to platypuses’ long list of bizarre features
Aug 2023
Perucetus colossus may have tipped the scales at up to 340 metric tons
A colossal ancient whale could be the heaviest animal ever known
Feb 2019
The find raises questions of whether conservation efforts should preserve DNA, not just species
DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes
Jul 2022
A study suggests the rodents encourage root growth, but the research has its skeptics
Do gophers farm roots? It’s not as clear as viral articles claim
Mar 2024
Canine brains showed signs of surprise when owners named the wrong toy
Dogs know words for their favorite toys