Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early evolutionary origins of animal life processes. Despite measuring only a few ...

Evolution has produced a vast range ofanimal defense strategies, like heavy armor and camouflage abilities. However, nature is also capable of developing some truly odd protection strategies. The ...

Learning about history has no limits, especially when it comes to our planet and all the living creatures who live here. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opens a new exhibit that features ...

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...