A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

The leisurely pace seems to suit the animals as well. The shocking roar of a vehicle’s engine can startle wildlife. But silently paddling past undisturbed waterbuck and kudu reveals a hidden world. In ...

This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based animals. These adults typically return to the water to ...