The animal was dubbed a 'dogxim' by researchers who worked with the animal in Brazil. It is believed she is the first ever ...

Pedigree cat breeding has long had its controversies but a new trend for cats bred to look like American bully XL dogs could ...

A team of researchers have observed marine snails evolve to closely resemble their predecessors over just 30 years – which is ...

Both animals faced the problem of how to move efficiently in a forest canopy, and evolved the same solution. In a similar way ...

Life on earth has gone through a number of extinction periods, but somehow many species have managed to survive and thrive to ...

Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow ...

Dragonflies with dark wing patches have evolved greater heat tolerance, suggesting that these traits may help them adapt to ...

While some dog breeds can run fast, you’ll occasionally come across a dog that can run like the wind. These lightning-quick ...

The “How Equitable Is It” tool, launched at the OASPA 2024 conference, was developed by a multi-stakeholder Working Group convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS, with the goal to provide a framework ...

Researchers successfully bred heat-tolerant corals, but further climate action remains essential for coral survival.

With its gray, scaley skin, protruding dorsal spines, menacing fangs and proclivity for small livestock, the mythical ...

An "agile and lightweight" predecessor to the dinosaurs - dating back 237 million years - has been discovered in Brazil.