Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents one year in a repeating 12-year cycle, which is calculated based on the ...

According to legend, the Jade Emperor held a race to determine how to name each year, which brought out the best, and worst, in the animals.

In the wee hours of an October morning, dozens of dogs chased the hulking figure of an animal scrambling through a forest in ...

Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago.

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.

NANNING -- Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Rhododendron in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous ...

In the wee hours of an October morning, dozens of dogs chased the hulking figure of an animal scrambling through a forest in northwestern China as a thermal drone whizzed overhead. “The dogs ...

In a megacity of southern China lived an elusive creature with a “window” in its eyelid. The “stout” animal largely avoided ...

The Wuling Mountains, where the singing creature was found, has been identified as a “biological hot spot” in China, a study said.