There are lots of vertebrates in the animal kingdom. Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone inside their body. The major groups include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

"Most animals do not feed on mites because they are so small," Solé said. While B. pulex is currently the smallest vertebrate researchers have found, Solé noted that there could be an even ...

Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral genomes by UCL researchers. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the most ...