The white-backed swallow survives the extreme temperatures of inland Australia by reducing its body temperature to save ...

Antarctic icefish have clear blood, no hemoglobin, and antifreeze proteins that let them survive freezing seas.

Gore Verbinski has given an update on his long-gestating adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s short story Sandkings, calling the project "really cool." ...

Which is why I found myself stepping out of a small canoe on the Tapajós River in Brazil’s central Amazon to collect the remnants of the most recent meal of the endangered red-nosed cuxiu monkey ( ...

At first glance, this mammal looks like a horse gone terribly wrong. But, in reality, Chalicotherium is far from a botched equid. Here’s why.

DENVER — Winter is hard, and for wildlife in Colorado, it’s even harder. To survive, many species have developed adaptations over hundreds of thousands of years that allow them to weather the storms, ...

Amid a year of tremendous loss due to wildfires, Los Angeles' thunderous applause at another World Series win and unrest over political decisions from the White House that affected Southern California ...

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More When we think about long life, humans often come to mind, but in ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In his on-screen debut, Hopkins’s Lecter is creepy beyond belief, as his unnerving intelligence ...

A new exhibit at the Science Museum is exploring our living armor, skin. It showcases skin in humans and animals including its ability to support aerodynamic feathers and insulating fur. The Science ...

Not all superpowers belong to superheroes. In the wild, evolution has granted animals abilities that stretch the limits of biology and imagination alike. Some species heal like science fiction cyborgs ...