The masked shrew uses special abilities, such as reducing its body size, to stay warm and resilient during the cold winter.

Last autumn, I was canoeing in a quiet saltwater cove on the Maine coast when I realized I had a tiny stowaway onboard. A ...

We had a fairly long cold spell and now are heading into temperatures as high as 10 C. This can make for some very soft ...

The Earth officially lost at least six species this year, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The list — an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

If you're hoping for a festive skywatching surprise, Christmas week is shaping up to be more active than usual in space. Fast solar wind from a large coronal hole on the sun has already triggered ...

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A geomagnetic storm that’s expected to occur today won’t be as strong as originally predicted, according to forecasters from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. However, if skies are clear ...

The northern lights could be visible once again from some northern states Sunday night and again in the coming days, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ...

Northern Trust has named Eric Freedman chief investment officer for its wealth management business, continuing a string of leadership moves across the firm’s private client and asset servicing ...

The northern lights could be visible from some northern states on Thursday night, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said, as lingering effects of solar winds could ...