Ash the poodle lives in Carmel-by-the- Sea, California, with his owner Meredith, 53. The seaside town is renowned for its beauty and tranquility, along with its wildlife—and Ash is making the most of ...

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High above the Sea of Galilee, in the soil of a long-vanished village, a tiny clay sculpture has opened a rare view into the minds of people who lived 12,000 years ago.

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, stealing seconds at a time during around-the-clock parenting, getting winks on the wing ...

Three powerful rescue stories—a sea lion, a neglected puppy, and an elephant—show why compassion and action are crucial on ...

Have you ever wondered if slugs can smile — or if they even have teeth? How a slug eats is surprisingly complex!

Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will ...

"They're called wild animals for a couple of reasons." Onlooker captures shocking video of man's reckless actions near ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human penis is so uniform, it's an anatomical outlier.