A cheetah pouncing on a gazelle. A bear snatching a fish out of the water with its claws. And the most dangerous predator of them all? A human and their pet bird dancing to “Gangnam Style.” Scientists ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a spine—including all mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians—evolved. In a paper ...

Learn how a second pair of eyes helped this 518-million-year-old fish evade predators.

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones first emerged and became so diverse.

Nearly one third of all known vertebrate species are either used or traded by humans around the world. “We’ve become this kind of super-predator,” says Rob Cooke at the UK Centre for Ecology & ...

The aptly named resplendent quetzal is prized for its plumage. Golden poison frogs are popular creatures in the pet trade. Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy, and their scales are used in ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a spine - ...

Scientists have recreated the most ancient vertebrate known, the myllokunmingiid. The creature had four camera-type eyes.