The idea began in California's Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice where rising temperatures and the decline of ...

Research on SARS-CoV-2 in zoo tigers, lions, and hyenas shows rapid viral evolution and adaptation, offering insights into cross-species transmission dynamics.

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Captive-bred scimitar-horned oryx are successfully reintroduced into the Sahara Desert, restoring ecosystems and showing ...

The COP30 Presidency has announced a major global initiative aimed at closing one of the most persistent gaps in climate action: the divide between climate adaptation planning and on-the-ground ...

Bethany Bradley receives funding from the US Geological Survey as the University Director of the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. Adrienne Wootten previously received funding from the US ...

From sticky seeds clinging to pant legs to silent hunters flying at night, animals solve problems in clever ways. Engineers study those survival tricks and turn them into tools, vehicles, and medical ...

Rare tusked whales have been identified and photographed alive at sea for the first time following a herculean research effort off the shores of Mexico, a new study finds. The newly-sighted cetaceans ...

It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

Using photos uploaded to the citizen science platform iNaturalist, researchers found that raccoons in urban environments had shorter snouts than their rural counterparts. The difference could be one ...