Sea otters are marine mammals well noted for their thick fur and playfulness. It inhabits the coasts of the northern Pacific ...

Two shinbones provide the first evidence of carcharodontosaurs ("shark-toothed lizards") in Australia. A third shinbone ...

Near a campsite in southeastern Africa, a “golden”-eyed creature sat in the sand and called out with “high-pitched notes.” ...

Harpy eagles are one of the world's most powerful eagles, which can be found in the rainforests of Central and South America.

A South African woman's TikTok video captures the heart-stopping moment her dog confronts a rinkhal snake, sparking a mix of ...

This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads.

In a study titled The Felid Purr: A Healing Mechanism, researchers found that cats can generate purrs between the frequencies ...

Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our ... the Indian Ocean, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The new species was identified by its DNA, mouth, toe shape ...

To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...

A group of 99-million-year-old flowers was discovered in present-day Myanmar (Burma) perfectly preserved in amber.

Knysna is the crowning jewel of South Africa's famous Garden Route, the coastal stretch known for its beaches, indigenous ...