If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

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Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as ...

Animals sometimes seek new foods because illness has affected their tastes—leading them to medicate with foods they normally avoid.

Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has revealed.

Global research team explores how environmental factors and dispersal barriers influence biodiversity. Why do certain plants ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary science that is concerned with the study of the structure and function of the nervous system. It encompasses the evolution, development, cellular and molecular ...

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Space scientists within NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the Trump administration’s changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion in science ...

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