The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...

Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...

The African buffalo is a powerful and resilient herbivore. Known for its strong social bonds, unpredictable temperament, and ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches ...

Far from the well-trodden tourism path, the Central African nation promises unparalleled access to nature at its wildest.

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world built for giants.

Due to drought, climate change & scarce resources in Kenya, elephants are getting closer to villages in their hunt for food.