Pupil shapes vary widely across the animal kingdom, from the W-shaped pupils of cuttlefish to the bar-like pupils of goats.

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By closely monitoring fish throughout their lives, researchers found that simple behaviors in midlife—like movement and sleep ...

Cloning from the clone of a clone of a clone may not be the ingenious idea we thought it was.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

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From the depths of the ocean to the forest floor at night, some animals can do something that seems almost magical: they make ...

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The milestone festival returns with hands-on learning, a giant expo, and a glowing live science demonstration.

The parasitic fly lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals—including, disturbingly, humans.