Some animals age in ways that look very different from the way humans and most other species age. A small group of creatures can slow aging dramatically or even reset parts of their life cycle.

How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock ...

This video explores the life cycle of various animals including butterflies and frogs, showing how animals change as they ...

The sea slug is bright green, shaped like a leaf and doing something very few animals can: harnessing the power of the sun.

Every March, a day comes when the sun above the central U.S. becomes blotted out by white blurs. The noise is deafening, and the visual even more disorienting. As the sky seems to undulate with ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Texas in critical condition, highlighting the fragility of its survival.

Opinion: An alarming new study documents the accelerating rate of decline in U.S. bird numbers, writes Gerald Winegrad.

Fiddler crabs in mangrove forests eat and degrade microplastics into nanoplastics, offering clues to the "missing plastic ...

Bad news tends to show up in everything from news cycles to social media feeds which are often blending together these days anyway. But that doesn’t mean we should just let it be the only thing we ...

From lab-grown mini-brains to neck surgery, researchers explore how the glymphatic system can help in treating diseases. Read ...

The company, Reflect Orbital, headquartered in Hawthorne, has applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch an initial prototype. If cleared, the test satellite could ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...