Snapping turtles are among the oldest reptiles still alive today, with a history that stretches back roughly 200 million years to the age of the dinosaurs. Modern snapping turtles can grow up to ...

A team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified a structural trick that lets viruses translate their genetic code inside human cells, even when that code is riddled with “bad” codons the host ...

Giant venomous spiders from Asia have made a number of US states their home, and their numbers are about to explode ...

Fossils found in Niger belong to a newly identified Spinosaurus species that had a dramatic skull crest and likely hunted fish by wading, researchers reported.

With rat poison and glue traps on their way out, rodent contraception looks set to be the next weapon against rats on UK streets. Several drugs that stop rats from giving birth ar ...

The story of life’s beginnings gets stranger when you look closely at viruses. These tiny entities seem to sit at the edge of biology.

Genetics tools have advanced significantly in recent decades, and have allowed scientist to sequence all of the genetic material they find in any sample. That has enabled researchers to discover giant ...

The giant virus Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus uses a complex of viral proteins to hijack its host’s proteinmaking factories, researchers have found. Credit: Maria Ericsson & Maximilian Fels For ...

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research. Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice ...

Researchers found dozens of tiny, see-through crustaceans in an Australian cave, including a new “giant” species measuring nearly 6mm (not pictured). JURE MAKOVEC AFP via Getty Images When researchers ...

Researchers found dozens of tiny, see-through crustaceans in an Australian cave, including a new “giant” species measuring nearly 6mm (not pictured). NHAC NGUYEN AFP via Getty Images Researchers ...