A Proceedings of the Royal Society B study of 5,600 mammals found that two species will never return to dry land.

Terrestrial isopods, commonly known as pill bugs or woodlice, are fascinating crustaceans that have adapted to life on land. Recent research has significantly expanded our understanding of their ...

In fact, neither land plants nor terrestrial animals would exist them. “Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists,” says McMaster University biochemistry professor Gerry Wright. Fungi produce ...

There is just one native terrestrial reptile in Northern ... Amphibians are animals that live both in water and on land. They start their lives in water, hatching from eggs, and then grow into ...

There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species, called land hermit crabs ...