From clumsy puppies to grinning chimps, adorable animal content is fantastically popular on social media. But while these charming snaps are a source of instant joy for viewers, it turns out that ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become famous ...

Large herbivores could transform the local ecosystem by grazing and recycling nutrients, but the climate was probably more important in shaping the vast, frigid grasslands of the Pleistocene. When you ...