Islands are biodiversity hotspots. They only make up 5 percent of the world’s land mass, but they are home to 20 percent of ...

A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the ground dropped out underneath its hairy paws, and it fell into a ...

We were trying to learn how certain animals lost their regeneration capacity during evolution and then put back the ...

Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful effects on gut microbes, a new study is the first to chart how specific ...

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

Trapped by ice and molded by genes, the Norwegian lemming split from its Siberian cousin just 35,000 years ago, a new study ...

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh shows for the first time how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances ...

Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a study has ...