At anatomy dinners, experts delve into how body parts function in both animals and people, and explain how the part is turned into food. (Photo: Jason Bartlett) When Dr. Jonathan Reisman was in ...

Humans have a single, central command center that helps them make sense of the world. In contrast, nature has come up with ...

Some warm-blooded animals are shapeshifting and getting larger beaks, legs and ears to better regulate their body temperatures as the planet gets hotter, according to a new review of existing research ...

Imagine losing a limb and growing it back like nothing ever happened. Sounds like science fiction? Not for many animals in the natural world! While humans are capable of healing cuts and fractures, ...

When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, much stranger option: drop part of their own body to survive. It’s called ...