Climate change is rapidly altering our environment—and posing major challenges for many animal species. Whether they can ...

Scientists studied puddle frogs to identify genetic variation hotspots and places where the climate crisis could wipe out populations too homogenous to adapt Even widespread species could be ...

Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits make it the perfect species for studying evolution and natural selection. A new study looks at how ...

As climate change increases global temperatures, wildfires (pictured, a blaze in Botswana's Okavango Delta) will become more intense, common, and last longer. Photograph By BEVERLY JOUBERT, Nat geo ...

In a groundbreaking study using Merino sheep, researchers uncovered that tiny genetic variations within gut microbes can ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the ...

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the ...