A breakthrough study revealed a primitive brain region that acts as a built-in filter to block out a noisy world.

Scientists have long known that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived alongside each other for thousands of years—until ...

A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of ...

Many people see sharks as predators driven solely by hunger and instinct, but a new study suggests that they enjoy play and having fun.

Early warmth that dented fruit crops and jolted backyard gardens could also influence regional tick activity into the autumn, ...

Wildlife need connectivity to find food, mates, and shelter but roads and infrastructure can lead to fatal clashes. Crossings ...

Early humans in North and South America relied heavily on hunting of large mammals, including mammoths and giant ground sloths, for food and sustenance, according to newly published research by a team ...

The National Association of Wine Retailers Responds to the Los Angeles Times Opinion Piece calling for the Social ...

The effort to save the frosted flatwood salamander is an example of why, conservationists say, it's so important to protect wildlife before it's at critical risk. NPR’s Nate Rott reports. This segment ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Developing novel ways to refine, reduce and replace the use of animals in research and enhance animal and human health.

It requires animals to interpret cues and signals outside of their own species’ behavioral frameworks. Still, in numerous ...