Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

For the past several hundred years, eastern wolves and coyotes have been interbreeding more frequently, and now their hybrids ...

Kinship reports on the Doodle craze, exploring their popularity, hybrid nature, health risks, and grooming needs, urging ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mosquito silhouette From missing dinosaur feathers to fictitious pack-hunting behaviors, many details of the Jurassic Park movie ...

Automakers are rapidly backing away from plans to fully electrify their offerings, due to an easing of fuel economy and emissions mandates by the Trump administration and continued resistance from ...

A couple who grew up around dogs adopted a "Labrador retriever mix" as their first pup, thinking it was going to be their best choice; however, his behavior didn’t quite match their expectations—and ...

New Year’s resolutions aren’t always easy to keep, but we’ve got a few that should be — and they help animals, too. Here’s a quick list of ideas: • Adopt, don’t shop. OK, that’s an obvious one coming ...

How much of our genome really matters? Some argue that because most of our DNA is active, it must be doing something important. Others say even random DNA would be highly active. This has now been put ...

Long before the Black Death killed millions across Europe in the Middle Ages, an earlier, more elusive version of the plague spread across much of Eurasia. For years, scientists were unsure how the ...

A couple from Florida decided to do a DNA test on their rescue dog to finally find out what breed he might be, but they certainly couldn’t have predicted the results that came back. Griffin Worsham ...