Scans reveal unique spiral optic nerves in chameleons, solving a 2,000-year-old mystery about how they move their eyes.

Sometimes the best solution comes on four legs and a wagging tail. Customs officials deploy detector dogs trained to sniff ...

Every state has its own official tree, a living emblem that reflects a state’s natural heritage, character, and pride. State ...

Researchers identified what could be the first invasive malaria-transmitting mosquito in Madagascar, an island already ...

There's an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – and this apparently includes plants, with the island a ...

To expand on that analogy, squirrels will often have several dreys, three or more in an area, which you can think of as ...

Northern hoary bats are the most widely distributed bat species in the Americas, with a range spanning from southeastern ...

The buck stood broadside in the winter light, framed by oaks and scattered mulch. For a lot of hunters, it would have been ...

Scientists grew a microscopic fungus into a more efficient — and meat-like — edible protein by tweaking just two genes with ...

Will the mockingbird be dethroned after nearly 100 years as Florida's state bird? Some lawmakers want this pink replacement.

A significant study from the University of Cambridge finds that everyday pesticides and industrial chemicals can kill ...