A Massachusetts-based startup is prepping for your basic apocalyptic scenario
A colony of 300,000 honey bees lives just south of Frankfurt Airport. By testing the quality of their honey, scientists can determine pollution levels
The lifespans of these marine methuselahs may double those of oldest living tortoises, a creative dating method finds
Komodo dragons aren't physically built to chase after their prey
Draco lizards have an interesting technique of performing upper body workouts to get the attention of their potential mates
Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die
How these diverse predators ended up getting all the credit
These threatened cats now occupy just 8 percent of their historic range in Cambodia, new population estimate finds
Each time rattlesnakes shed their skin, a scale remains behind which, in time, becomes the infamous rattle
The concept of species is flawed, but it still has a huge bearing on conservation policy
Scientists find that wealthier neighborhoods sport a greater diversity of bugs
Dwindling freshwater sealed the demise of the St. Paul woolly mammoths, and could still pose a threat today
A Smithsonian scientist dives deep to a coral reef and finds much to discover
You’ve heard about the Stingray, but what about the Bionic Boxfish?
An evolutionary ecologist argues that cutting-edge genetic research that could lead to species extinction should be handled with care
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Florencia Mazza Ramsay traveled to Barrow, the northernmost town in the United States, to document life and research on the front lines of climate change
A hammerhead shark locates a stingray hiding beneath the ocean floor. Unnerved, the stingray makes a dash for freedom—but is it too late?
These armored reptiles have long been considered indestructible, but new threats are shifting the equation
The effectiveness of the honeyguide call sheds light on why this golden relationship has stuck around so long
A new study shows that a group of ants have been conducting a subsistence type of farming since shortly after the dinosaurs died out
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