Animals are finding paths blocked by roads, homes, oil wells. Butterflies are fading from forests. Giant fish are running into dams, as ancient routes are disrupted.

Study by Scripps Research scientists shows how the brain learns to seek alcohol for relief, not just pleasurable effects, in an animal model.

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.

A monarch flies around flowers along the Hudson River in downtown Manhattan.

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used remotely operated vehicles to find three new species of snailfish off the California coast.

"Even a single individual is a big deal." Scientists stunned as hero dog discovers traces of animal once thought extinct: 'I ...

Scientists discovered how the brain uses objects to anchor our sense of direction, solving part of the mystery of spatial ...

We take our understanding of where we are for granted, until we lose it. When we get lost in nature or a new city, our eyes ...

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they are studying it to find out more. They think that this dark DNA might ...

That kicked off one of the most bizarre animal panics in American history.

A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists ...

Three high school graduates from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were awarded $3,000 scholarships to support their college ...