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Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or caterpillar — into zombie-like puppets that act against their own interests.

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.

Loss of biodiversity threatens the study of tool use and other cultural behaviors in animals

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Ancient DNA reveals how the Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries.

A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation

A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belong to the order Carnivora, but they mainly feed on bamboo, and their unique dietary adaptability has always been the focus of research.

There are so many more questions we have yet to answer in Zoology so grab some fossils, fire up the DNA sequences, and bring your best hypothesis as we

A video authentically shows a jellyfish with large eyes.

Their fossils might be in the remnants of an ancient supercontinent.

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.

The abundant phytoplankton Prochlorococcus shed extra compounds into their surroundings, which are then taken up by other organisms, MIT researchers have found. This "cross-feeding" may play a large role in the ocean's capacity to cycle and store carbon.

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve 'backward'

With brains that process information almost like a computer, they already use tools and can be social. But they need to make a few changes before they can take over.

Paleontologists in New Zealand have discovered a partial skeleton of platypterygiid ichthyosaur dating to the Cretaceous period.

Paleontologists have described a new and older species of Palaeospondylus from the Early Devonian of Australia.

Skiphosoura bavarica was about the size of a modern golden eagle.

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals

Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause life-threatening illnesses and are among the oldest known vector-borne pathogens. Members of this genus are extraordinarily diverse and exhibit a broad host range. To establish ...