For the nonhuman animal cause, the 19th century’s end would bring to a close a defining period—a transformative 30-year era ...

Despite a 20-year age gap, Nikhil and Geeta found love through their shared mission of rescuing stray animals, proving that ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.

How strength training can protect our brains as we age and build muscle mass for longevity ...

A shocking discovery has been made in the U.S.—scientists have found ancient DNA in a living animal, challenging everything ...

We have a natural fascination with time—how landscapes have been carved over millennia, how our bodies grow and sag with age, ...

Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

Discovered over a century ago, the late Upper Paleolithic archeological site included stone and bone tools, evidence of ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

Learn more about the Magdalenian peoples, who left traces of dissection and cannibalism on bones in a cave in Poland.

Louie, a 132-year-old lobster, lived alone in a tank for twenty years. Watch as he is finally returned to his home in the ...