Learn more about the ancient footprints found in Greece, which could upend theories on hominin emigration from Africa.

On the evening of May 9, 2019, conservationist and teacher Itakwu Innocent narrowly survived an assassination attempt outside ...

Learn how gibbons’ rotating wrists and powerful grips let them soar through trees and navigate dense rainforest canopies with ease.

Afar is a hotspot with hot rock masses rising from deep within the mantle. It created volcanism and lifted the landscape in ...

Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen in more than 30 years and was ...

The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to ...

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Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back at some of Chicago’s well-loved animals.

"It's such a magical feeling." Activist endures painful history to embark on inspiring work to save critical species: 'The ...

With no confirmed sightings of it in over 50 years, the little Mariana fruit bat has been declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s one of 21 species, including birds and ...

Rahayu Oktaviani revered the work of Canadian primatologist Biruté Galdikas while a student in the mid-2000s, aspiring to ...

Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.