Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years ...

Our planet is home to some pretty unique animals. Here are some of the happiest animals on Earth and where you can find them.

An analysis of research on most known species around the world finds climate change puts many species at risk of extinction, ...

Today, Earth is home to animals of all shapes and sizes, from nearly microscopic creatures like tardigrades to 80-foot-long (25 meters) blue whales. These organisms have arisen and evolved over ...

All it needs to do is thaw from the inside ... worm in the 1980s and labelled it as one of the most heat-tolerant animals on Earth, surviving temperatures as high as 176°F (80°C).

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a ... of the largest animal on Earth. The research was funded by the ...

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe—life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do ...

They may not be the oldest animals on Earth, but they aren’t recent creations either. Most of all, when you look at them you can’t help but feel a profound sense of connection to life’s ...

some creatures do seem to win the fight against gravity and grow to extraordinary heights. Elephants, for example, can come close to the height of giraffes, the tallest animals on Earth.