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Over 2,000 birds have been felled by fast-moving avian cholera
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A new theory poses that the prehistoric structure could have been something like an “ancient Mecca on stilts”
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Vietnam’s Son Doong cave is a magnificent not-so-microcosm
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A newly published scientific review attempts to “get to the bottom” of how animals acquired what some might call the most indecent part of the body
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The cocoa tree is very sensitive to disease and pests, so someone checks every plant bound for international trade
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When the story of one man’s childhood pet raccoon became a hit in 1970s Japan, it heralded a biological invasion still troubling the country today
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Canada braces itself for the biggest morel mushroom harvest in world history
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Before food coloring, St. Patrick’s Day’s most festive brew got its hue from a different kind of dye
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The strange organisms are remarkably good at mapping the most efficient route from place to place—and that's exactly what roads do
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Two chemicals provided by a perfume company appear in a 1991 research paper and side-track years of work on human pheromones
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An Invader mosaic has found its way to space
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Debate over when the Anthropocene began is starting to narrow in on a few dates — 1610, when the Old World met the New, is one promising candidate
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Controversy surrounds the recent announcement of a re-discovered ancient settlement in the jungles of Central America
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A proposed test would have computer programs not only pick out what is in a photo but what is happening
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Researchers in the Brazilian rainforest describe a previously undocumented species of titi monkey whose habitat faces man-made threats
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A re-examination of a cave find indicates that the early human species sported eagle talons like some kind of prehistoric punk rockers
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A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip's "rock 'n' roll billboards"
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