Just the mere thought of money can turn a person selfish, so that he helps others less often and prefers to play alone, a new study shows.

When island lizards were exposed to a new predator, natural selection occurred in a six-month period, first favoring longer and then shorter hind legs.

A newly designed robot can sense and recover from unexpected damages, an ability that is sure to prove handy in dangerous terrain, researchers announced today.

Scientists have figured out why a small owl lines its underground nests with the poop of other animals.

To all dieters out there: we know you haven?t eaten all day and you?re hungry, but eat a little slower if you want to keep shedding those pounds.

Researchers have found that lemurs suspected to belong to different species because of their strikingly different coat colors, are not only genetically alike, but belong to the same species.