Dolphins and sea lions have washed up dead on beaches across Southern California, including most recently in El Segundo.

All living things, including plants and animals, can move. Some non-living things can also move, like wind and water. The ancient Egyptians used to mummify their dead and place them in brightly ...

That’s before you even count the miles of fungal hyphae also living there. The microbes, fungi and creatures that live in soil do the important work of eating dead plants and animals. There are also ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses died as a result of anthrax poisoning at the oldest national park in Africa. A spokesperson ...

There are more than 100 wild animal species unique to China including ... China is also one of the countries with the most abundant plant life in the world. There are more than 32,000 species ...

“My heart breaks over the loss of these 21 species,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These plants and animals can never be brought back. We ...

In some cases, such as for small soft-bodied animals, this process can take just months, or even days. For larger things, such as big dinosaur bones, fossilisation can take thousands of years.

This observation is explained by another key feature of stem cells that is shared between plants and animals, as explained below. The ability of stem cells to constantly generate new tissues has ...