For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

From Shakespeare’s plays to William Wordsworth’s poetry to J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy realms, Britain’s lush green forests are ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Discover how your stress response is actually working for you—and how imagination can help you adapt, even when the world ...

Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.

South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold fix—move it. Three separate populations were shifted from the ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language?

A trade-off between tooth size and jaw mobility has restricted fish evolution, Nick Peoples at the University of California ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

High-altitude environments present unique challenges for animal life due to extreme conditions such as low oxygen levels, high UV radiation, and significant temperature fluctuations. These factors ...