PBS science strand “Nova” is set to explore the “epic journey of life” in a new series about evolution. “Nova: Evolution” is ...

When darkness falls, some animals reveal extraordinary senses that make the night their greatest advantage. Owls pinpoint ...

Biologists have long believed that having a large brain, relative to your body, might go hand-in-hand with being part of a ...

All Mediterranean sperm whales were thought to be part of one cultural group, identifiable by a unique pattern of clicks, or ...

Long before the dawn of modern parenting, animals laid eggs and moved on, leaving their progeny to fend for themselves. Now, ...

The United States conducted airstrikes on approximately ninety Iranian military targets early Thursday. These strikes ...

If a dragonfly lands on you, it's easy to feel like you've received a message. But what are these creatures trying to say? Cultures around the world have ascribed many meanings to these winged insects ...

The act of puncture – stabbing something with a sharp tool – is incredibly widespread in the natural world. Examples of puncture tools can be found everywhere: in mammals, snakes, birds, fish, insects ...

Hummingbird pollination helped pineapples and other bromeliads evolve into one of the world's most diverse plant families.

Standing up to 3 metres tall and weighing hundreds of kilograms, Madagascar’s elephant bird was among the largest birds to ...

Recently, a pair of scientists from the University of Utah determined that Lanmaoa must contain a totally novel psychedelic compound. Colin Domnauer, a mushroom expert and Ph.D. student at the ...