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Before T. rex and ankylosaurus ruled the Earth, a host of similar Triassic reptiles reigned

Individual behavior patterns may skew studies, but researchers have a solution to this problem

In lab experiments, the brainy birds carried a stick and scooped with them to get at cashews kept in a box

Examining the evidence offers a way to look back at now damaged environments

The delay is representative of a major problem in biology: Female and intersex animals are understudied compared with their male counterpart...

Researchers are starting to understand the biological rhythms that sync worms and corals to phases of the moon

A clever new study shows the cute critters will often scuttle toward a video of a rising ball

As the big cats return to hunting fur seals on the Skeleton Coast, a new project tries to keep people out of the way

The state has mined and abused the Devil's Element for decades, and now it is increasingly fouling precious coastal waters

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and other researchers have melded astronomy and music to offer a new oeuvre

A new book details the innovative scientific analysis being used to explore the dark past of the craft

The gigantic waves have been decimating coastlines since time immemorial. We ignore these prehistoric warnings at our own peril.

Researchers discovered a punctured skull below the floor of a home in what is now Israel

Mercury contamination in their Amazonian wintering grounds may play a role

This quirky icon of evolution faces a rocky future

Distant identification of whales is improving rapidly, but finding the behemoth creatures is still surprisingly tricky

Kids and senior citizens alike rally to rescue beloved young seabirds that have lost their bearings

A nearly three-million-year-old butchering site packed with animal bones, stone implements and molars from our early human ancestors reignit...

Native vegetation blocks the birds’ ability to see approaching predators

Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals, both natural and synthetic, now exist, and researchers want to know how they can hurt and help...

Paleogenomic research has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, igniting heated debate about studying remains

A new survey of attacks by lions, wolves and other big carnivores shows that people in low-income countries are at greater risk

Stargazers can look forward to watching a rare comet, a super blue moon and several spectacular meteor showers

The space agency has said that it will send the first woman and the first person of color to the lunar surface

Even as darkness gripped the forests for months, two small species made it home