Glaciers in Chile’s Patagonia region have been melting in recent years, exposing fossils underneath. Judith Pardo-Pérez, a ...

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around ...

Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species ...

A drug that targets two parts of the deadly Nipah virus protects against infection in hamsters. And once an animal is ...

The stout, shaggy-coated huemul deer is highly endangered in the southern hemisphere. But a recent helicopter mission ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

Each year in the first weeks of June, Indigenous communities in the Andes form a human chain to corral the camelids and shear ...

Small mammal pets, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rats, often experience serious welfare problems that many ...

The size of the planned new animal shelter in Davis County, long a focus of debate, will be scaled back due to the rising ...

A study released by UCLA on Monday suggests that the world's heat waves are not only increasing in frequency but getting ...

A Chilean alpaca named Pedro could hold the key to fighting two deadly bat-borne viruses — including Hendra — in a ...

The size of the planned new animal shelter in Davis County, long a focus of debate, will be scaled back due to the rising ...