Ocean quahogs are a different species from standard hard-shell clams. They're found in colder, deeper water further out in the ocean, and are the largest of the clams. Their shells are usually round, ...

Have you ever puzzled over the meaning of a particular wildlife word or phrase? Then puzzle no more! From the 'Fraser Darling effect' to the 'K-T Boundary', our glossary provides the explanation – in ...

Minions & Monsters is out now, and the newest movie in the Despicable Me and Minions franchise redefines what can be done with the yellow, overall-wearing, gibberish-speaking troublemakers. Early in ...

Does a real video show a live transparent squid and the organs inside its body? No, that's not true: Google's Gemini detected ...

Female mountain chickadees think so. They find brains so attractive that they will cheat on their mates if a smarter male ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Males of the species Drosophila melanogaster pack thousands of almost two-millimeter-long sperm cells into significantly smaller storage organs. A new study reveals how they move in an orderly manner ...

Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish aid marine food webs and carbon storage, revealing how climate change reshapes oceans and ...

Busy Philipps and Amber Tamblyn answered questions about animal mating rituals at a June 11 event for Perrin Roosevelt ...

A genome study explains why the invasive water fern Salvinia molesta spreads so fast, offering new hope for its control.

If disturbed, it pulls its cloak over its head to expose spiny projections on its arms. It also exudes bioluminescent, blue mucous from the tips of its arms. This may dazzle potential predators or ...

Males do most of the work on maintaining and building nesting ground, adjusting them to make temperatures ideal for ...