Minnesota has many habitats that are teeming with animals, some of which are impressively big. Here are the largest.

With human activity having quite an effect on the Earth, many animal species have gone extinct. Fortunately, though, that ...

The rarer an animal, the higher its price tag climbs—turning survival into a deadly commodity. Our world is a tapestry woven ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...