Earth's 4.5 billion year geological history is full of death and rebirth, mass extinctions and explosions of biodiversity, with different periods often marked by cataclysmic changes that radically ...

A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant ...

Anthropogenic extinction, which is driven by human activities, poses a severe threat to biodiversity worldwide. Professor Bridget B. Baker of the University of Florida's Wildlife Ecology and ...

Over the years, we’ve turned research, anecdotes and everyday experiences into a whole constellation of stories about the way we impact our world. Still, some voices may be missing from the ...

Trust, a cornerstone of human interaction, has a significant genetic component, according to new research. Trust, a cornerstone of human interaction, has a significant genetic component, with around ...

Humans kill, collect, or otherwise use more wild species than any predator on Earth. Mostly as pets. (Or pet food.) By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine Published Jul 4, 2023 3:00 PM EDT This article was ...

Researchers characterized hundreds of unique oligosaccharides in seal milk, shedding light on the biochemical lives of other mammals ...

Vision is a complex process. The visual perception of the environment is created by a combination of different wavelengths of light, which are decoded as colors and brightness in the brain.