National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

Humans live in a world abundant in salt, but this everyday seasoning is a luxury for wild herbivores, and it's far from clear ...

Previous methods of studying fish sounds often involved divers interfering in the fishes’ habitats, or researchers recording ...

“My long-standing aim is to rethink what it truly means to be a plant,” Kenji Suetsugu, a botanist at Kobe University in ...

Evolution gave cheetahs unmatched speed, but at a steep cost. This deep dive explains how biology, ecology, and history left these cats more vulnerable than many people realize.

The discovery and the use of fire changed the nature of the digestion of food, creating additional calories. Serotonin, a ...

The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

When danger approaches, many creatures seem to follow the ancient proverb that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” ...

A new study published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution and authored by Northern Arizona University researchers and collaborators found the density and distribution of Earth’s largest land animals ...

The Tejon Ranch Conservancy Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Dr. Mitchell Coleman as the organization’s ...

A new study warns modern life may undermine key human survival traits, from fertility to cognition, as environmental ...

An ecologist at the IPCC for over 25 years, Camille Parmesan, who is also a refugee scientist, explains how to preserve ...