Pasta is serious business in Italy, with reportedly more than 300 specific forms known by some 1,300 names. There is...
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle...
When it comes to the biological imperatives of survival and reproduction, nature often finds a way—sometimes more than one way....
The swings in temperature that accompany global warming could spell trouble for insect populations the world relies on for pollination...
By scrutinizing over a century’s worth of photos, University of Cambridge researchers have made the first ever measurements that show...
A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé...
The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all...
“Where should we go for lunch today?” “I dunno. What sounds good?” “You pick this time.” Unlike humans, animals searching...
A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’—and those with the greatest self-control...
A groundbreaking new research project has analyzed the evolution of the placental mammal skull using 3D scans of 322 specimens...
For many people, the phrase “tropical rainforest” might conjure the image of a landscape teeming with vegetation, exotic animals and...
Hybrids of two common North American songbirds, the black-capped and mountain chickadee, are more likely to be found in places...
