What came first — the plant or the seed? Columnist Carol Barany explores how plants made the leap from water to land, why ...

From underground mazes to midnight foraging, explore the wild hamster’s surprising life, threats, and conservation story.

A Guide to Reproductive Diversity,” the second work by the author of “The Ecology of Center City, Philadelphia.” Frank, a ...

Joshua trees look timeless, which makes early blooms feel almost harmless at first glance. Scientists see something more specific: a signal that environmental cues may be shifting in ways that can ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

Plants interact with a vast array of microorganisms that shape their growth, nutrient uptake, and defense mechanisms through a complex web of chemical ...

In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

These “walking sharks” can lay eggs without spending extra energy, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about reproduction.

Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New ...

Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...

Experts Tell Americans to 'Hunt' and Start Eating Invasive Animals Spreading Across the U.S.