A small brown mouse has just done something no mammal has ever done before: give birth on Earth after spending part of its ...

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African striped mice are used to desert conditions but are showing dehydration as climate change heats up their environment.

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Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin, says science writer Helen Pilcher ...

Sometimes I forget that what I see feels obvious only because I have seen it for so long. Blue looks blue, a wall looks still, and light ...

It’s a big year,” said Jennifer Jenkins of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain. “It's just the sheer familiarity ...

'Twas the Night Before Christmas at The Animal Shelter, adapted from the Clement Clarke Moore poem All creatures were stirring, and even a mouse. As the cats and the rabbits let out a soft sigh. The ...

Most of us think of long lifespans and immediately picture giant tortoises or ancient oak trees. But the animal world is full of unexpected creatures that live far longer than you’d ever guess.