Which animals came first? For more than a century, most evidence suggested that sponges, immobile filter-feeders that lack muscles, neurons and other specialized tissues, were the first animal ...

Cambrian Period fossils date to about 512 million years ago Fossils show invertebrates of various shapes and sizes They reveal animal legs, gills, guts, eyes and even nerves Jan 28 (Reuters) - ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach. Which animals came first? For more ...

From lightsaber duels to snowball fights—on the University of Alabama campus, a 24-year-old is spreading joy, one game at a time. CaDarrius Roberts regularly visits the campus with a single goal: to ...

If you’re queer figure skater Amber Glenn, you’ve had a sweet ride these last two seasons. Glenn, a Plano native, has won nearly every competition she’s entered these last two seasons, snagging some ...

From a tiny turtle hatchling to a breaching whale, AP’s best nature photos of 2025 capture life in all its forms. A newborn chick looks out of the feathers of its mother at a farm in Wehrheim near ...

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died, according ...

Brigitte Bardot, who gained worldwide fame as a model, actress and animal activist, died at the age of 91. What was the cause of death? Per Bruno Jacquelin from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the ...

See if you could survive a fight against several fierce animals in a completely hypothetical (and terrifying) scenario. Patel says FBI headquarters to ‘permanently close’ with move Florida man kills ...

C.J. Stroud's Texans are streaking while Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs can't afford another loss. Logan Bowles / Getty Images The final full month of the NFL regular season has arrived, and that means it’s ...

Rachel Somars is remembered as a hero in the eyes of her community. Somars, 69, whose birth name was Hoffman, was hit and killed by a pickup truck as she was crossing the southbound Highway 101 ...