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After a career marked by major discoveries, the JOIDES Resolution is likely on its last official mission to retrieve rock cores from the oce...

Their food supply in East African lakes could collapse as rains increase

Scientists have discovered more whale falls there than in the rest of the world combined

Two men said they saw such an animal, dubbed the Beast of Busco, in 1948

Researchers combined long-exposure photography with pollution sensor data to create representations of pollution in India, the United Kingdo...

Scientists aren’t just arguing whether humans are causing a sixth mass extinction event now, but whether many more occurred in the past

Ever since the demise of infamous drug kingpin, his pet hippos have flourished, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem and terrorizing local commun...

Scientists are working to map and protect the city's underground tunnels so they aren’t destroyed during construction

This 2024 showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places

Only a few U.S. museums still employ the specialists. The rest rely on a small group of highly skilled contractors

A father-and-son team of scientists are trying to revive ancient grasslands by reintroducing large grazers

Fingerprints and scratch marks found in artifacts in the Czech Republic suggest youngsters of the Upper Paleolithic used the soil like Play-...

As rice coral spreads it reduces biodiversity

In the wake of Hurricane Ike, engineers have been crafting a $34 billion plan to protect the city. Will it work when the next disaster arriv...

In the far reaches of New England, an unusual convergence of farmworkers renews an ancient and increasingly threatened agricultural practice

From calling each other by name to using tools, these social creatures are a lot like us

As numbers of these key pollinators decline, conservationists are eyeing new federal protections for one vulnerable species

Decades ago, the drug baron smuggled the beasts into South America for his private menagerie. They’ve been multiplying ever since. Now offic...

A California researcher and his team simulate stepping on round rays to learn more about their behavior

Beginning next year, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will use the world’s largest digital camera to give us a whole new view of the universe

A new wave of tools promises to offer quicker, more objective assessments to help patients and clinicians

The only sightings of the animals so far have come from corpses or creatures dragged up from the depths

From monarchs to sea slugs, various creatures consume chemicals that keep predators at bay

Scientists plan to use what they learn to help restore communities harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Researchers say two teeth and a kneecap belong to a previously unknown species that lived in what is now Germany