The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

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The king cobra occupies a singular position in the natural world-one defined not just by its biology but also by an unlikely ...

Scientists have identified a new ultraviolet‑absorbing compound in microscopic algae that functions as a natural shield ...

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...