Surprisingly, genome comparisons have failed to resolve a major question in animal evolution: Which living animals are the descendants of the earliest animals to evolve in the world's oceans?

A group of bison has claimed an estate in the east of Portugal as their new stomping grounds, marking the animal's first presence in the country for 10,000 years. Animals Around the Globe detailed ...

All animals are related to each other, but comb jellies — a marine invertebrate found in oceans around the world — are the most distantly related to all other animals, shows a new study in Nature.

Over 4,000 animal shelters exist throughout the U.S. While many shelters have facilities to house and care for animals, they function independently from large rescue organizations. In many cases, ...

For the first time in decades, a new group is overseeing the animal shelter program in D.C. The flip of the calendar to 2025 means the Brandywine Valley SPCA is now in charge of animal care and ...

TUCSON (KVOA) - A group of animal advocates tell News 4 Tucson they are now offering a $1,500 reward to anyone who can figure out what happened to a large shipment of small pets in the custody of the ...

The El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation (ECWC) will release its largest group of animals into the wild.