ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEThe shoebill is called many names, but this five-foot-tall bird is commonly known as the most terrifying bird that hunts like a boss and sounds like a machine gun.
Mummified birds found in the Andes region in South America remain a mystery to anthropologists. Ancient Americans brought exotic birds to the Andes and mummified them with their mouths open, anthropologists in Chile revealed.
Scientists are looking into the amount and timing of carbon dioxide outgassing to understand the contribution of volcanic eruptions to the extinction of dinosaurs.
In February there had been calls about a small black bear exhibiting similarly friendlier behavior, not to mention fearless around humans, which was reported to have shown up in Pollock Pines in El Dorado County.
Scientists have admired the mother of pearl or nacre not only for its beauty but also for its exceptional toughness. Using the new optical technique, they hope to uncover the mystery structure of the nacre.
Apparently, a universal model could describe how teeth, horns, claws, beaks, thorns, and other sharp structures in plants and animals are developed - and researchers have identified what it is.
New research proposes that the vast majority of Australia's animals considered as 'wild dogs' are actually dingoes or canines, mostly in terms of their genetic composition.
In a breakthrough in genetic engineering, researchers have successfully fabricated an artificial single-cell organism that can grow and divide like a normal, natural cell.
With millions of animals that live on Earth, whether on land, air, or water, not all of them are known to humans. Here is a list of the ten bizarre animals that you should know.
Coffee pulp, the waste product from the production of coffee, can be used for boosting tropical forest recovery for post-agricultural land, according to a new study.
A new study on ancient genomes reveals insights on the genetic events that signaled the rise, peak, and decline of the Scythians - an ancient civilization known as fearsome warriors on horseback that dominated the Eurasian steppes.
Research suggests that octopuses are able to experience different sleep states similar to humans, where they twitch in technicolor, signaling the possibility of dream experiences.
A six-year-old boy discovered a fossil believe to have dated back around 488 million years in their garden after he received a fossil-hunting kit as a Christmas gift.