“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth ... difficult to reach, new colonies were still being discovered ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has called £100 million spent on Moxon’s HS2 bat tunnel ‘the tip of the iceberg’ in the high ...

Some of the country's wartime environmental catastrophes, scientists say, can be turned into long-term ecological gains.

Scientists have observed a type of cell division in a prehistoric unicellular organism that resembles the embryonic development seen in animal embryos, hinting that embryonic processes may have ...

These vibrant hues, including red, yellow, orange, blue, and purple, play crucial roles in communication within and among ...

The quality of New York’s drinking water—and the complex system that delivers it to each New Yorker’s tap—has long been a ...

A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in ...

In the crystalline waters off the coast of Indonesia, an “unusual” freckled creature swam near a large sea sponge. Its bright eyes scanned the surrounding reef and the diver hovering nearby. The diver ...

Louisiana's shrimpers are facing immense pressure from international corporations which flood the market with cheap, inferior ...

Grey wolves and coyotes, distinct North American canids, exhibit unique survival strategies. While larger wolves form packs to hunt large prey, smalle ...

Local filmmakers’ ‘America’s Wildest City’ premieres Wednesday, then a giant-screen version arrives Nov. 22 at the Nat ...