Anyone who has seen a hummingbird poking her beak deep into a trumpet creeper blossom, or a honeyeater using its brush-tipped ...

As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won't notice this ...

Fast-moving animals process visual information at higher speeds, reshaping how they hunt, escape predators, and experience ...

A widespread bacteria called "soap scum" grows in Yellowstone National Park's thermal pools that on the surface doesn't seem ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...

For many years, scientists have been puzzled by individuals who live in high-elevation areas throughout the world. Surveys of high-altitude populations, from areas of the Andes to regions of the ...

Researchers at Harvard University, the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt set out to answer a major puzzle: ...

Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose.

Fire-resistance, ‘swollen knees’ to fight decay, toxins to wipe out rivals: There are lessons for science in the tools that have allowed the world’s oldest trees to survive.

From South Asia to Europe, the black rat reshaped ecosystems, fueled pandemics, and costs billions in crop losses.

World Pangolin Day takes place on February 21, 2026, yet many people still struggle to identify a pangolin or explain why it ...