Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...
In many animal societies, elderly individuals are critical contributors to their species’ survival, a new study has found. That’s why wildlife conservation must account for older animals, researchers ...
Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.
Older animals are often most vulnerable to the habitat-damaging effects of human activity. However, there is now a push for ...
The bdelloid rotifer is awake - and we're going to need to buy some more birthday candles. For the past 24,000 years, the multicellular microorganism had been snoozing in Siberian permafrost, having ...
"Trophy hunting is leading to the extinction of a number of species. Scientific studies have demonstrated the links between trophy hunting and population declines. Yet exports of hunting trophies ...
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Running a rescue that focuses on senior and special-needs animals isn't easy, but Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home happily takes on the challenge daily, providing ...
Police are investigating after more than 70 animals — many of them undomesticated — were found dead at a home in Old Saybrook. The animals were removed Wednesday from a home on River Street, according ...