No matter how hard you try, it’s impossible to keep up with everything that’s happening in the world. Staying up to date on ...

Rowdy: An appropriate name for a noisy, mischievous rooster! Harold: An Old English name meaning "powerful army," it also ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

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Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, ...

Egg-citing names for your feathery friend!

Being right- or left-handed is a familiar fact about yourself you likely don’t think about much on a day-to-day basis. However, your handedness affects how you interact with the world. For many people ...

Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

Common names for animals are often easier to remember than their Latin names, but they can often lead to confusion. Here are ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are quite a few Star Wars fans among biologists. These ones have used their opportunity to name a new species to make reference to their beloved franchise.