A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...

What if we weren’t alone in the universe—but instead lived alongside multiple alien species? This episode explores the possibility of intergalactic civilizations, what a multi-species society would ...

Solitary lifestyles such as this are remarkably widespread across the animal kingdom. Even among mammals – a generally ...

Mountain West communities are split over the USFWS’ decision to manage isolated bear populations as one. But many agree that ...

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

Scientists improved invasion models, revealing native species similarity predicts invasive species spread more accurately.

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, meters from excavators, has ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

Science tells us invasive species—like the spotted tilapia—are always on the move, making it difficult for scientists to ...

It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...