In South Africa there’s a little-known ecosystem, containing more plant species than the entire Amazon, plants that are found ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

Some of the greatest natural treasures at NTNU University Museum are never put on display. Many of these objects were ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Santa may be looking for a new species to pull his sleigh as climate change is likely to cause declines in reindeer ...

New data shows Ice Age hunters used Mezhyrich’s mammoth-bone shelters briefly, highlighting adaptations in a volatile, frigid ...

Tens of millions of years ago, a diverse array of bird species soared, swam, and thrived amid their scaly reptile cousins—and ...

The skull used to determine that Logan's austral scrubox was a new species was found in Muskox Cave in Carlsbad Caverns ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...