The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers have now discovered a different reality.

This 375-million-year-old fish, the closest known relative of the ancestors of limbed animals such as humans, likely evolved the foundation for rear legs even before the move to land, researchers say.

The motion of the frog, though, is closer to a high-speed belly flop. It plops into the water, thrusting its legs out behind ...

Humans and animals are the key inspiration for many robotic systems developed to date, as they possess body structures that ...

Arianna Buturovic kept a wary eye on distant smoke from the rescue shelter she runs outside Los Angeles for dogs at risk of ...

Scientists have taken a major step in understanding how animal brains make decisions, revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in 'filtering' sensory information. The new research demonstrates ...

On a private game reserve in south africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, an unlikely creature is making a tentative comeback— and ...

A new study reveals how electrical synapses help animals, including worms, filter sensory inputs and make context-appropriate ...

Fur Folks Home provides a lifeline for old and terminally ill pets, offering day and overnight care, and a compassionate ...

Nearly 200 Jurassic footprints found in southern England reveal new insights into 166 million-year-old prehistoric creatures, ...