-And I'm Chris Sakmar, one of the naturalists here at the Spring Preserve. Today we're studying animal adaptations. -And how they survive in our extreme climate here in the Mojave Desert. ♪♪♪ Welcome ...

The nomadic Turkana people of Northwest Kenya are superbly adapted to living in one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, with so little greenery that they base their diet on animal products, ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Field measurements of carbon dioxide exchange and carbohydrate resources show that physiological adaptations occur in the shrubs Larrea divaricata, Encelia farinosa, Hymenoclea salsola, and Acacia ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip ...

Every April for the past decade, systems biologist Rodrigo Gutiérrez has driven 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to reach one of the driest places on Earth: Chile’s Atacama Desert, parts of which ...

Over time, all living things such as plants and animals have changed or adjusted in different ways to suit their environment to help them survive. These special features are called adaptations. EMMET: ...

FLORENCE -- The Gila monster was stoic, Tracy and Shauna the black tailed prairie dogs were divas, and Mark the Harris' Hawk was more interested in scoping out the Shoals Christian School gym than ...

Editor's note: This report includes images of dead animals that may cause some readers distress. Dozens of cats were left to die in the unforgiving heat of the Abu Dhabi desert, animal rights ...