Observing animal behavior in a laboratory offers a controlled environment, but these model organisms can behave differently ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

An anthropologist recounts how a small island nation built and deployed its first satellite—and what their effort says about ...

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

Long-nosed potoroos are roughly rabbit-sized marsupials with “ long and tapering ” noses, according to the Australian Museum. They are generally “solitary” and live in “highly-fragmented populations ...

From lush green coverings to multi-hued exteriors, these landforms draw in visitors with their vivid topography.

Similarly, most living things produce records of their own existence in layered body tissues – often in the form of daily or ...

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

Following Sunday's parliamentary election, a coalition government will now have to be formed as Kosovo looks to normalise ...

"Most of the species are plants," said Jesse Leddick, assistant director of Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program in ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.