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.

Animal rescue groups in California have opened their doors to pets as their owners flee the flames of ongoing wildfires. The ...

Animal caregivers and pet owners in Los Angeles scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of ...

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 ...

MOVING SLOWLY AND NOT EASILY ... pointing to where the coyote bit her leg. A camera across the street showed the moments right before the animal pounced while Orseno was on the ground playing ...

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