They're sneaky. They're slimy. And they're hungry for meat. The hagfish, or slime eel, has earned its name due to its unique ...

Animals, including humans, rely on their sense of smell to locate food, avoid predators, and communicate. This sensory ability depends ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba and their collaborators have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the olfactory receptor repertoire of the hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri), a jawless vertebrate.

Tsukuba, Japan—Animals, including humans, rely on their sense of smell to locate food, avoid predators, and communicate. This sensory ability depends on specialized receptor proteins. In vertebrates, ...

Warning that the rate of species extinction is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, the United Nations released an alarming intergovernmental report on Friday admitting that, despite this rapid ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

Scientists believe the whale, which beached in Kauai, died from ingesting fishing traps and nets, plastic bags, and other marine debris. The 56-foot, 120,000-pound marine mammal had foreign objects at ...

Lamprey and hagfish look alike, but they couldn’t be more different! Lampreys are diadromous, meaning they live in marine environments but use freshwater streams and rivers to spawn. Hagfish never get ...

Dinosaurs ruled the planet between 230 to 66 million years ago, although many other life forms had evolved well before their ...

Bridge basics at the Welland library’s Seaway Mall branch, Cat Cabaret and A Vision Board and Brunch Experience.

Unless you are at the very top of a food chain, this is a major concern for your entire life. Animals have developed a huge range of defense mechanisms to evade, hide from, and scare off potential ...