The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

While groups of animals have evolved hundreds of millions of years apart, a remarkably large number of genes remain located on the same chromosomes across these vastly different animal groups. Over ...

Are Dogs Smarter Than Cats? Science Has an Answer. A team of researchers counted the number of neurons in dog and cat brains and found one had twice as many as the other.

The fossil record shows that around 251.9 million years ago, the boundary line between the Permian era and the Triassic era, four different animal groups each took their turns serving as top ...

Of all the animals ever to have roamed the planet, the iconic long-necked, long-tailed dinosaurs known as sauropods stand unrivaled. No other terrestrial creatures have come close to attaining ...

The platypus is a bizarre and fascinating creature with a mix of traits from different animal groups. It’s one of the few mammals that lay eggs, and it has a duck-like bill, webbed feet, and a ...

We do see significantly different animal groups evolving the same characteristics at times, a phenomenon called convergent evolution. The most striking example of this may be in the development of ...

Nine articles in the theme issue review evidence for social learning and culture for different animal groups, including fish, reptiles, birds, whales, dolphins, primates, elephants, hoofed and ...

A group of children learn about the different animal groups and what characterises each one. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and First Level.

The fossil record shows that around 251.9 million years ago, the boundary line between the Permian era and the Triassic era, four different animal groups each took their turns serving as top ...