Oceanic wildlife illustrators work with environmental organizations to create visuals that raise awareness about conservation ...

Rather than helping each other out when they're attacked, plants may have to eavesdrop on each other to know when to launch ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

Mushrooms, sometimes called the “elixir of life,” have a long history of beauty and culinary excellence as well as medical ...

The probability of humanity being the sole technological civilization in the observable universe is considered to be less ...

Spring in Vermont means one thing: mud season! It can also be a perfect time to discover how you can meaningfully contribute to science and conservation in the ...

By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

Think of a seashell. Don’t think of a conch. In fact, forget, for now, about univalve mollusks entirely. Think of Shell, the ...

I GOT INTO the environmental restoration business by accident. After military tours at sea and in Iraq as a Marine grunt and sniper, I demobilized back to Salt Lake City, where my family had relocated ...

The people generally referred to as Negritos were once widely dispersed across South-East Asia. Today, they are found in the ...

Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the planet, such as those in and ...