Polar fish experience lower mortality than tropical fish, allowing them to delay reproduction until later in life when they are...
If we could rewind the tape of species evolution around the world and play it forward over hundreds of millions...
Arctic ground squirrels are unique among mammals. Their ability to keep from freezing even when body temperatures dip below that...
The dog, man’s best friend, is a popular pet. There are hundreds of different dog breeds, each of which is...
Earth’s magnetic field, generated by the flow of molten iron in the planet’s inner core, extends out into space and...
In two new studies, North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can...
Like thieves that constantly look for ways to evade capture, Salmonella enterica, a disease-causing bacterium, uses various tactics to escape...
A tangle of pockets, tubes and sac-like membrane structures runs through the cells of humans, animals, plants and fungi—the endoplasmic...
Ask anyone living in a coastal area of the UK and they’ll confirm that seagulls can be a nuisance. These...
In Connecticut, deer are a frequent sight, whether they are quietly munching on plants around our yards, bounding into the...
A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral...
It’s a cold, wet day in 2015 and Anne Pringle is scouring the understory of a Northern California forest for...
