One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools ...

A British animal scientist says there's "good evidence" of neurodiversity in dogs. Dr. Jacqueline Boyd says man's best friend can have structural and chemical differences in their brains similar to ...

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

T his past year, we explored a lot of new cell biology research—from cancer to plants to microbes, and more! It’s hard to ...

The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...

VISAKHAPATNAM: Experts from India and abroad highlighted the importance of scientifically robust, and ethically conducted preclinical animal research on the las ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers ...

The worm is a nemertean, a group of soft-bodied marine predators found from tide pools to the deep sea. Its species is ...

One ocean-dwelling creature found in many tropic waters is known to be able to reserve its own life cycle, cheating death.