Turing patterns offer insight into (among other things) the patterns we find on animals, whether it’s the splotches on ...

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Some great apes realize when a human partner doesn’t know something and are capable of communicating information to them to ...

Scorpion and Sub-Zero from "Mortal Kombat" are similar in many ways, but their powers differ greatly. Here's who we think is ...

Heaven Can Wait Animal Haven will name a feral cat after them, then neuter them. When Valentine’s Day arrives next Friday, ...

Ever since a giant gorilla scaled the Empire State Building with a beautiful damsel in his hand in 1933's King Kong, audiences have gone ape for simian cinema. Isn't it about time someone doled out ...

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's new exhibit on arachnids aims to shift the perception about spiders, and other creatures.

A good variety of animals brought out a solid crowd Saturday to the Reptile and Exotics Show at the National Guard Armory. “It’s going very well; we’ve had about 700, 800 people come through the door, ...

The Art and Science of Arachnids” is an interactive, educational and fear-free celebration of the eight-legged creatures. The exhibit runs through May 4 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

Scientists have discovered the first South American scorpion known to spray venom, using a costly but effective defence ...