When our dog Wallie died a few weeks ago we knew we wanted to bury her out by our pond where she loved harassing its resident frogs and snakes. But we also knew it would take a couple of days for our ...

Scientists say sea monster is a new kind of animal. This unidentified specimen belonging within Relicanthidae is a sea creature that was previously thought to be a giant sea anemone (order Actiniaria) ...

Aristotle famously declared that we are rational animals. Since his time, various other thinkers have pointed out other key qualities that differentiate us from other species and capture our unique ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. VO2 max (maximum oxygen uptake) is the maximum rate at ...