Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating.

Imagine a world where the boundaries between “fish” and “not-fish” blur, where the ancestors of birds and mammals once swam ...

A team of scientists found prehistoric animal footprints that indicate how creatures behaved in Oregon as far back as 50 ...

Energy scarcity is a central driver of animal behavior and evolution. The amazing diversity of life on this planet is a testament to the plethora of ...

Energy scarcity is a central driver of animal behavior and evolution. The amazing diversity of life on this planet is a testament to the plethora of ...

A recent report estimated that vultures are worth $1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa. Here's why.

But the marvelously preserved fossil sheds new light on how the vertebrate invasion of land ... could have helped support or even propel the animal in shallow water or mud flats.

Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as ... and analyze four sets of vertebrate trace fossils, including ...

Ankylosaur dinosaur tracks recently discovered in Canada prove club-tailed armored dinosaurs lived here 100 million years ago ...