Scientists have identified the sticky substance that is damaging the feathers of hundreds seabirds washed ashore in England as an additive for lubricant oils.
Scientists have identified the sticky substance that is damaging the feathers of hundreds seabirds washed ashore in England as an additive for lubricant oils.
New amphibian species are being discovered at an exciting rate, yet they are also the vertebrates most at risk of extinction.
Meet the bacterium that pulls gold ions out of solution and forms tiny nuggets of the precious metal.
In Chapter 1, “A Theory,” author Aaron James constructs a working definition for the type of person that earns the ignominious moniker.
Watch as the astounding wood frog uses cellular cryopreservation tricks to freeze, thaw, and live to croak about it.
Animals and plants come in a dizzying array of colors. Current research is cracking into the remarkable structures behind nature's artistic display.
Can a vexing sense of entitlement actually aid in the pursuit of knowledge?
Researchers are working to understand how often-colorless biological nanostructures give rise to some of the most spectacular technicolor displays in nature.
Domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year, making them a top threat to US wildlife.
A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.