Climate change and pollution are draining nature's colors, affecting ecosystems and species' survival and reproduction globally.

Moths have been disappearing from backyards and forests across the globe, and scientists may have just uncovered a major reason why. Research reveals that the very lights designed to make human nights ...

Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of ...

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

The 300 million-year-old Tyrannoroter heberti had an extra set of conical-shaped teeth, indicating it likely ate plants. It’s one of the earliest species to do so.

A scientific breakthrough not only promises faster testing for antimicrobial resistance, but also an ethical solution to the ...

A strikingly handsome emerald-green moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in South Africa by citizen scientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth ...

Advanced CT imaging of rare Devonian lungfish fossils in Australia and China is revealing unexpected anatomical details.

A new study suggests features in the prehistoric creature's mouth helped it eat more efficiently, giving the species the energy needed to go airborne ...

Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species. The Mojave Desert succulents typically bloom ...