More than a year after a ceasefire, Israel continues to strike what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

The cassowary is a large flightless bird whose survival strategy is built around speed, powerful legs, and dagger-like claws. Its defensive kick is capable of causing fatal injuries, yet documented ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

For decades, scientists have tried to answer a simple question: why be honest when deception is possible? Whether it is a peacock's tail, a stag's roar, or a human's résumé, signals are means to ...

A new scientific review challenges the headline-grabbing claim that Yellowstone’s returning wolves triggered one of the strongest trophic cascades on Earth. Researchers found that the reported 1,500% ...

Thanks to high-concept stories with significant production costs and complex logistics, sci-fi shows are often on the ...

From her experimental laboratory to a dedication to traditional handcrafted techniques, Malva Verbytska is proving that wearable art can be a successful business model.

The Ramon Magsaysay awardee, widely revered as the Waterman of India, was addressing a gathering at the seminar on "Environmental Challenges with Development: Sustainable Development through ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have been freezing living cells from endangered species. Here’s how the Frozen Zoo® is ...

From birth-month signatures to global climate gradients, emerging evidence indicates that seasonal light, temperature, and ...

Our great planet has a monkey island and a snake island, but what about an island chock-full of the most lovable burglars of ...