For the last decade, California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check. The sunflower sea star is a big starfish—more ...

Deer regrow their antlers through their self healing biological process when broken or they regrow the new one every year. Lizards are often attacked by the predators they regain their tail with ...

Conservationists and villagers in southern Madagascar aim to release 20,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises rescued from the illegal wildlife trade back into their unique spiny forest home.

The species they are interested in is the spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), and in particular the slimy goo that covers its body. The team says that chemicals in this coating could inspire ...

Leading into Saturday’s Top 25 matchup on CBS, Mississippi State head coach Chris Jans wondered if his team would take advantage of the opportunity at hand. Well, it didn’t take long for his squad to ...

In 2024, researchers learned more about T. rex and the spiky tails of stegosaurs as well as how dinosaurs evolved, lived, and more. For Smithsonian Magazine, dinosaur enthusiast and science writer ...

Scientists also discovered a spiny mouse, a squirrel, eight types of fish, three amphibians and 10 types of butterflies, Trond Larsen, head of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program ...