For decades, this question has bewildered biologists. Now, by studying Placozoa, scientists at Stanford University have ...

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new insights into a fundamental cellular feature and the origins of tissue ...

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

Content warning: This article reports on violence against endangered animals. Critically endangered animals are being advertised for sale as bushmeat on TikTok, a new study finds. The work, published ...

Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century as the interacting effects of climate change-driven extreme heat and human land-use change create ...

The artist doesn’t see a divide between digital and traditional—just an overdue but inevitable expansion of what counts as ...

Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic conditions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

If cinema made you care about coral reefs and raised your awareness about the brutal destruction they face (a.k.a. coral bleaching), Jeff Orlowski’s Emmy-winning documentary probably played a part in ...