Researchers have combined decades of scientific data, tracing how all birds are related. This provides an evolutionary map ...

Quantum ideas describe particles and fields in tiny packages, but general relativity paints gravity as smooth curves in space ...

Essays written by ChatGPT or other AI tools feel distant and lack literacy. Researchers see AI as only a tutor, not a ...

For the first time, a camera about 50 feet away recorded a group of orcas closing in on a solitary prickly shark in deep ...

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A devastating sea star plague triggered an unexpected ecological shift, creating a mussel boom that sea otters turned into a ...

An underwater volcano in Tonga dramatically changed the global climate by releasing massive steam, not just sulfur.

Invisible chemicals are steadily building up in polar bears, seals, seabirds, and in humans who depend on Arctic wildlife for ...

A nine-year study finds climate change is moving faster than mountain plants can adapt. Assisted gene flow may be needed to ...

Animals rich in protein reduce oxygen faster during decay, creating mineral-forming environments which helps preserve their ...

The natural carbon sinks in Europe are suffering from drought and heat waves. Forests and wetlands face extensive climate ...

A rare Egyptian coffin image may show the Milky Way crossing the sky-goddess Nut, says a University of Portsmouth scientist.