Many mountain gorillas keep living - vigorous and socially engaged - for a decade or more beyond the years of reproduction.
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...
As the world becomes more interconnected, some plants have benefited from a greater ease in movement from one region to ...
Not every plant is harmless. This pretty and popular shrub could be inviting unwanted guests, like ticks, which carry a ...
Check out this happy bee feeding on nectar and covered in pollen, then read about why pollen is so vital for bees and plants.
In nature, courtship can be dangerous, and sometimes deadly. From insects that consume their mates to birds that perform ...
As the world becomes more interconnected, some plants have benefitted from a greater ease in movement from one region to ...
New research reveals pregnancy burns far more energy than experts once believed. Here’s how many extra calories you really ...
On the morning of March 26, 2013, approximately 60,000 liters (16,000 gallons) of an oil byproduct used to produce asphalt ...
Experts have confirmed that the species is in severe decline across its natural range and is listed as “critically endangered” species on the IUCN’s Red List.
The mysterious population decline of the imperiled Franklin's bumble bee, which once flourished in a small area of northern California and southern ...
After surviving the encounter with a nearly four-meter-long specimen, Mauricio Hoyos continues to fight against the stigma ...