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Starling chicks apply their preening oil as a lipstick to get more food from their parents

An evolutionary biologist demystifies bird intelligence in an excerpt from her new book

Scientists have new tools at their disposal to detect and study the dramatic explosion of a star

Studies show that various harmful bacteria cling to microplastics in seawater

Famine and disease from millennia ago likely spurred the rapid evolution of the trait on the continent

Communities created bountiful food without putting populations at risk of collapse

Minute remnants preserved among dried leaves might help scientists track pests and monitor population declines

The fossil, uncovered in North Carolina, shows signs of butchering

These evidence-based strategies can help you achieve healthy work-life balance

Scientists have come up with at least four explanations

Scientists suggest that cloudier waters, caused in part by climate change, could make it harder for Manx shearwaters to catch fish

The five pictures from the most powerful space observatory ever launched offer a deep look back in time and the promise of stellar things to...

With depression and anxiety on the rise during the pandemic, more professionals may adopt art therapy as a treatment

Scientists offer a few details about the types of images that will be shared

A neural network, trained using thousands of photos of harbor seals, offers a noninvasive way of telling the pinnipeds apart

Famed American biologist Patricia Wright explores an astonishing breadth of biodiversity in the wilderness of Madagascar

The predator is among the most complete of its kind ever found

A mountain range in the Pacific Northwest is a last bastion for a unique canine

New evidence reveals details about the physiology of animals that have been extinct for over 66 million years

Scientists conducted human and mouse studies to find the skin bacteria responsible for the draw

Experts say the aids can be a first step to meaningful treatment if you choose an app based on three criteria

A sailor who witnessed the rare phenomenon in person and a scientist who saw it from the sky team up to learn about the ghostly light

Paleontologists are beginning to learn how and why ichthyosaurs evolved into giants

Researchers combed through 19th-century records and found evidence of the species, which joined a menagerie that included Galapagos tortoise...

Plant leaves that repel mosquitoes release a more effective repellant after being crushed up by felines