Biologists who monitor wildlife year-round at San Francisco's remote Farallon Islands will be leaving their posts for the ...

Bats’ status as the only truly flying mammals might mean they also have another ‘superpower’ — invincibility to most viruses ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

“They were looking like ducks out of water – it’s not their natural habitat – but they’ve ... The tax “would be the straw that [breaks] the camel’s back”, warned Stanbury.

The Largest Hot Desert When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square kilometers, it ranks as the largest hot desert on our planet. To give you a sense ...

Around 50,000 years ago, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna. Mammoths roamed the tundra, while towering ...

How the lizard and camel have adapted to the desert habitat.

Explore traditions of nomadic cultures around the world, from the Kyrgyz of Central Asia to the Maasai of East Africa and the ...

Urban habitats are very different from natural habitats and pose new challenges for animals and plants. Until now, little was known about how populations of the same species evolve in habitats with ...

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...

Two newly discovered species of Australian frogs may be unable to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, raising ...

Chimpanzees are adapted to live across diverse habitats in Africa, but little is known about the potential adaptation of chimps in different environments. A new study has found that these apes ...