An innovative approach supercharges the innate immune system to provide a first line of defence against respiratory infections.

According to scientists from the University of South Florida, a carpet of 38 million metric tons of floating seaweed, ...

Humans can’t survive without taking a breath. And the lungs are the pneumatic engines that take in oxygen to be distributed throughout the body. As long as air goes in and out every 3–5 seconds, and ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who know more about turtles than you. Posters and paintings of turtles and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick and ...

Pufferfish swimming in aquarium tank against with blue background.© Sreadya.k/Shutterstock.com Turtles are not the fastest of movers on land, but in the water, they have amazing reflexes. A turtle in ...

SINGAPORE – It was a fish out of water, or rather, a turtle in the soup. Children collecting trash at the beach were thrilled to discover a turtle on the shores of Changi Beach on Jan 22. But instead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

As I stood on the dock in Nadi, staring at the tiny hopper plane that I was about to board, I couldn’t help but wonder if I’d made a huge mistake by coming to Fiji. The plane looked straight out of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...