Brazil has opened its first rehabilitation center for golden-headed lion tamarins, an endangered monkey species threatened by urban expansion and the loss of agroforestry farms to monocrop plantations...

The captivating, brilliantly green night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis, was once a common sight in Australia's outback. Long thought to be extinct, it was recently rediscovered.

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment

It started with a set of photographs, taken of an animal captured in 2015 on the Bird’s Head Peninsula in Indonesian Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. The smallish animal with…

To save money, Rachel Fordyce parked her car for free at Ithaca's East Hill Plaza and walked through East Lawn Cemetery to her job as a technician in an entomology lab on Cornell's campus. One spring ...

What do bats do at night when they're not hunting? Using tiny GPS trackers, Leiden researchers discovered that pond bats spend a substantial portion of the night resting—often outdoors. This surprisin...

A new study has shown that whale calls are reduced by as much as 50% in response to seismic surveys, which are commonly used to find oil and gas reserves. Researchers are worried that such surveys cou...

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Leopards, snow leopards and wolves have found a way to live in relative peace, according to a new study.

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record – though scientists are still in debate about why

Scientists discover how plants sense temperature using internal protein “thermostats,” helping roots grow and adapt to heat.

The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing appeared.

Co-sleeping with your pet produces a paradox: it feels beneficial — enhancing connection, comfort and emotional safety — but it objectively disturbs your sleep, and eventually your overall well-being.

Hummingbirds can fly upside down, spin in the air, and even fly backward thanks to their incredible wings that rotate 180 degrees.

Divers recovered weapons, tools, pieces of horse-drawn chariots, ceramic plates, platters and goblets. One archaeologist surmises that the loss would have been "immense" at the time

Rooted in Buddhist traditions, the new year celebration sparks massive water fights nationwide.

New underwater excavations near the site of Asini have revealed a multi-phase ancient harbor structure, offering fresh insight into how the coastal settlement evolved over centuries of use

A stunning video captures one of the largest humpback whale gatherings ever recorded.

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could be visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky after April 13 as it makes a close approach to the sun.

Artemis II’s astronauts got the opportunity to re-create an iconic 1968 photograph on either side of their journey around the moon, showing Earth as beautiful—and precious—as ever

Eaglets emerged from eggs on Easter weekend at San Bernardino national forest watched by thousands online

Ancient climate changes during the Ice Age still shape frog diversity across African rainforests, revealing hidden biodiversity hotspots.

Scientists have identified Bavaria’s oldest known Mithraeum – a sanctuary dedicated to Mithras, a Roman mystery god linked to light, loyalty, and ritual feasts, beneath a site in Regensburg and dated it to 80–171 AD. That early timeline places organized worship of the Roman god Mithras in the region decades before the city’s main fortress,

New research has unveiled that ancient Native Americans were crafting and utilizing two-sided dice as far back as 12,800 years ago. This discovery significantly pushes back the known origin of dice an

Researchers have identified the long-lost city of Alexandria on the Tigris, confirming that a massive walled site in southern Iraq is the famous port founded by Alexander the Great. That finding restores a missing center of ancient trade and reframes how goods once moved through Mesopotamia and beyond. Finding Alexandria on the Tigris Seen from

From speckles to blue-green shells, there's no need to paint these springtime beauties.