Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

Their findings, published in eLife, highlight that hair loss across mammals, from dolphins to humans, is not a random ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first ...

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ...

Many researchers agree that there has been a step change in humanoid capability over the past five years, owing to cheaper ...

At just 8 weeks old, Poppy was rescued from an illegal household near a palm oil plantation, heartbroken and crying like a ...

In truth, it is not a paradox. The animals involved all seem perfectly eager participants in heterosexual behaviour, as well, so their reproduction is not compromised. It is, though, a puzzle—for ...

Wildlife encounters have a unique power to reshape how people see the world and their place within it. Observing animals in ...

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back to nurse even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.

Meriter, UW Health and Henry Vilas Zoo have teamed up to vaccinate a 3-year-old orangutan named Menjadi against the flu.

Orangutans learn from their family how to do everything, like build nests, use tools, and behave oneself within the social ...

The Memphis Zoo announced the birth of a baby girl orangutan to mother Jahe earlier in December, with support from the zoo's ...