Here be monsters. A Colorado woman was scared out of her wits after she was visited by a creepy critter that came in the ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

The new leech species has three jaws, five pairs of eyes aligned in a U-shape, a disc-shaped “caudal sucker” for attachment, ...

Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some ...

Looking back at them was a live leech, doctors said. Doctors grabbed the leech with forceps and carefully removed the animal, now nearly 4 inches long after feeding on the man’s blood supply for at ...

Once feared for its parasitic habits, this ancient blood-sucking creature is now making waves as a nutritious delicacy. Discover how tradition, science, and cuisine collide in the surprising story ...

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – Many of the small animals that enter the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Hospital don’t do so under their own power. Bash is an exception on this March afternoon.

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do. A new study suggests gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) can sense the level of oxygen ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Stargazers around the world were treated to the year’s first total lunar eclipse — a “blood moon.” March’s full moon, also called a worm moon, reached peak illumination in the early ...