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Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.

Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.

As U.S. federal research budgets continue to be slashed, a team of marmot researchers have turned to unconventional sources of funding.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a nature book like no other—a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's m...

If you sometimes wish you could sink back into the depths of the ocean, great news—the strange little guys who still live down there will receive you with ...

The animal in question also has a fleshy bill, webbed feet and sharp claws.

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

Mridul K. Thomas

An atlas of the vibrance of the real world

In 1848, the US seized the northern half of Mexico, from California to New Mexico, and imposed American law and the...

Alternative title: FEAR NOT

Mona Khalil, who had refused to leave the beach she had spent years protecting, died after several days in hospital, an environmental group said.

SpudCell could become the hydrogen atom for synthetic biology.

A local chapter of a national frog survey convenes at a storied Massachusetts cemetery.

President Donald Trump’s more than $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its more than 300,000 square feet refilled with 6.5 million gallons ...

The affordability crisis is not a hoax. But you can at least drown your sorrows in a killer watermelon cocktail.

plus rare dogs, the Mycorrhizal Infrastructure Map, and the bird that started the Red Scare

Three electric school buses will kick-start the state’s groundbreaking vehicle-to-grid pilot program once school's out, with more EVs to be added in the…