Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

Earth’s Most Interesting Animals Explore the quirks, skills, and survival secrets of our planet’s most captivating creatures.

These shrimp parade on land. Now we know why. They're beloved by locals and tourists alike, but no one had studied why Thailand's shrimp leave the water and walk—or even what species they are.

In fact, scorpions may have been among the first animals ever to adapt to life on land. That’s one of the takeaways from a new fossil discovery detailed in a study published Thursday in the ...

There are over 300 hand-carved animals in the Tree of Life. Some of the animals are odes to friends and family members of the team who originally worked at building Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Does it fit our evolutionary picture? The evolutionary story we have written to explain our ancestors’ move from sea to land may need a rethink. A fossil fish from this era has been discovered ...

Adding the words "fun facts" to queries for animals, plants, fruits or vegetables will surface list of facts atop search results.

Science Biology Evolution Particle Accelerator Reveals That First Land Animals Walked Like Seals The backbone of life was organized just the opposite of what everyone has thought for 150 years.

But we shouldn’t assume that other animals don’t also enjoy their lives and revel in their extraordinary abilities. Here are 9 animals that are probably having more fun than you right now.