A team of researchers in France are building on fundamental experimental research undertaken in the Ukrainian Chornobyl ...

While the majority of animals (humans included) roam the Earth, some of nature’s most fascinating creatures spend their lives in trees. A recent study tracking koala movements highlights this fact.

Remarkable fossils found in North Greenland have helped researchers solve a 500-million-year-old puzzle surrounding ...

A new study argues that religion, politics and war affect how animals and plants in cities evolve, and the confluence of ...

More than 96% of deforestation, or human-caused, permanent removal of forest cover, occurs in the tropics.

From gliding to farting, snakes have bizarre superpowers. Celebrate National Snake Day with these shocking behaviors.

Most people think they don’t get enough sleep, but compared to the animal kingdom, we’re wide awake. Some species spend nearly an entire day doing absolutely nothing, all for good reason.

As demand for palm oil has increased, so has scientific interest—particularly in palm’s tocotrienols, with potential benefits ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

In the long history of life on Earth, one of the biggest turning points came when our distant ancestors stood tall—literally.

Most people don’t realize how risky it is for koalas when they leave trees. New research now shows something alarming. Koalas ...

Body coverings such as hair and feathers have played a central role in evolution. They enabled warm-bloodedness by insulating ...