Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions ...

A team of scientists digging up some of the Earth’s oldest rocks has uncovered new chemical evidence that Earth’s first ...

A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that tracking animal movement and behavior in near real-time could detect dangerous pathogens. As zoonotic diseases like avian flu and COVID-19 ...

A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted ...

Assistant Professor of Biology Alison Weber has been awarded just over $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to ...

Researchers found that the predatory canines were far more likely to flee recordings of human voices than they were to run away from other sounds.

While many circumstances factor into the calculation, researchers found in a new study that local predators, not appearance ...

Scientists with the University of South Florida want to learn more about how the coronavirus spreads between humans and wildlife. They’re involved in a national study funded by the U.S. Department of ...

Life-sized animal carvings may have served as landmarks to help ancient travelers navigate between life-saving water sources during one of history's harshest climate periods.

New research shows that apes have a better memory than some humans. A research team studied a group of apes as the animals were shown photos of old friends — some of which they hadn’t seen in over 25 ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study ...