Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.

"Most scorpions are likely capable of spraying venom. They just don't do it. This extreme behavioral response is only known ...

Colossal Biosciences, which aims to revive extinct species, announced it has raised an additional $200 million. Critics say ...

The Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias (COLAAB), co-founded and led by the Physicians Committee, ...

Previously, scientists thought only microbes and viruses could live beneath the seafloor crust where tectonic plates meet.

From dust-like orchid seeds to the massive double coconuts, the variation in seed size is one of nature's most striking ...

Standing to benefit are animal groups threatened by habitat loss or human activity that could be better protected with better ...

Cricket frogs, native to Virginia and North Carolina, demonstrate an incredible ability to skitter across water surfaces, ...

Computer models helped decode whale communication. But some scientists say there are barriers that cannot be overcome.

"Developing solutions to address methane emissions from animal agriculture is a critical priority. Our scientists continue to use innovative and data-driven strategies to help cattle producers achieve ...

Scientists probing the bottom of the Pacific Ocean made a surprising discovery: animals living underneath the seafloor in an area with volcanic activity. Giant tubeworms, which are known as the ...