Ulokeros goat, a species dating back to ancient Greece, tops an informal list of native species on the brink of extinction ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

Cleanup efforts were underway on the island of Paros on Tuesday, April 1, following a severe storm that caused widespread flooding in the Cyclades and other parts of eastern Greece.Officials issued ...

This symbol sends the message that enslaving indigenous people and excluding women from the military are acceptable,” said ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

A rare, unique goat-antelope native to the Eastern Himalayas. Legendary firebird symbolizing rebirth and immortality. An ...

These animals, often teetering on the edge of extinction ... The vaquita, the world’s rarest marine mammal, is a small porpoise native to the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. With fewer than 20 ...

Tales of ghost animals in our modern world are often framed as a comfort; the beloved pet returning to visit. But this has not always been the case. In ancient Greece and Rome, you might assume ...

It turned out that Queensland's Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is allowing a company called Endeavour Veterinary Ecology (EVE) to use animals for scientific purposes. 'Specific details ...

Whereas animal cultures affect just a few crucial behaviors, such as courtship and feeding, human cultures cover a massive and constantly expanding set of activities, from clothing to table ...

Now, de Roode is a world expert in the burgeoning field of animal medication, with a lab of his own at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He spoke to New Scientist about his work, his new book ...