When survival depends on split-second decisions, speed is everything. From avoiding predators to catching prey, the ability to move fast can make or break an animal’s fate. This article dives into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Saturday we showcased the extraordinary speed of North American pronghorn, with footage that showed the animals easily ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

Very few species on Earth today are considered “living fossils”–species that have survived over hundreds of millions of years, remaining more or less unchanged compared to their distant ancestors.

Imagine you could live and breathe as comfortably underwater as you could on the land. Fascinating, isn’t it? While this may not be naturally possible for humans, some animals are built to thrive in ...

Evidence of the earliest known reptile-like animal, an ancestor of many four-limbed creatures including birds, reptiles and mammals, has been found in Victoria, Australia. The discovery could push ...