A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to ...

Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.

The humble mite, a tiny invertebrate that typically lives in small chambers on the underside of leaves, plays a mighty role ...

A free teaching toolkit on the Catholic Church’s approach to ecology has been re-launched by St Mary’s University, Twickenham, ahead of Laudato Si’ Week which ...

New research shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging 'chemical warfare' to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming coast.

Outdoor recreation is a gateway to the natural world — and, often, to environmental stewardship. (The more time you spend ...

Purdue Extension will host a pasture ecology workshop June 18 at the Southern Indiana Purdue Ag Center (SIPAC) in collaboration with the Indiana Forage Council and the Indiana Beef Cattle Association.

Researchers in Australia found records of humpback whale calves more than 900 miles farther south than expected ...

This time, the tool is a chemical illusion—crafted from the bees’ own alarm system. And the assassin bug’s mastery of that illusion may hold clues to how the roots of intelligence—and deception—grew ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer ...

What consequences could the Amazon rainforest face as climate change continues to worse worldwide? This is what a recent ...

Researchers describe cases of chimps tending to others’ wounds, as well as a chimp that freed another from a snare ...