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Scientists found a “large” camouflaged creature on rocks in Angola and discovered a “cryptic” new species, a study said.

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

The Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center has installed a free pet microchip reader outside Toyota of Longview in the hopes to help those who have found lost pets.

Meet the world's strangest-looking animals that seem straight out of a sci-fi movie, but they are very real.

Survival in the wild takes some truly strange adaptations from exploding ants to blood-squirting lizards. Explore the animal kingdom’s weirdest survival skills that prove nature never runs out ...

Discover 10 ancient creatures that should be extinct but still roam the Earth today. From prehistoric fish to living fossils.

I received a lizard for my birthday and observed its growth over a period of 35 days using time lapse photography with iMotion HD. The lizard grows about two times its original length, which is ...

Our results confirm TEs as major drivers of genome size variation, and endorse life-history traits and dN/dS as reliable proxies for N e. However, we do not find any evidence for increased drift to ...

Scientists reveal how natural sugars in sea cucumber fight cancer growth, offering a safer, marine-based option for future cancer therapies.