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Daddy longlegs, also called harvestmen, have been documented catching and consuming living frogs larger than themselves in South American rainforests. All without the use of venom.

Soon after Earth formed, life happened. It all started with a soup of complex organic chemicals delivered express from space. Then stuff happened, and pow, there were itty-bitty cells.

For centuries, scientists have marveled at the brain's ability to organize sensory information into neat topographical maps. Vision, touch, and hearing rely on orderly patterns in which neighboring neurons respond to adjacent features.

An international team of scientists led by researchers at Virginia Tech has completed the millipede family tree for the first time.

A scientist has brought us closer to talking to animals, and it's won her the 2026 Coller-Dolittle prize for two-way interspecies communication.

Dementia isn't just a risk humans face as they age. Our canine pals can also experience severe cognitive decline, the early signs of which could be clear in the way they go for walkies.