Hummingbird pollination helped pineapples and other bromeliads evolve into one of the world's most diverse plant families.

Aspen trees can slow wildfires, giving communities more time and helping reduce fire spread even during extreme fire seasons.

Yet most of these microbes have never been named, let alone understood. That gap is now shrinking. The change comes in part ...

A new study reveals how ultra-processed foods alter blood metabolites, offering clues to their effects on metabolism and long ...

A new Homo floresiensis study suggests the extinct "hobbit" scavenged Komodo dragon kills instead of hunting large prey or ...

New research suggests the broader social climate may shape psychedelic experiences and their lasting psychological effects.

To reach that goal, researchers write known biology into the software. They provide the system anatomical structure and ...

Europe's brown bears repeatedly reshaped their jaws during the Ice Age, a flexibility that may have helped them outlast cave ...

Digital media influences many decisions that we make each day, even when we do not realize it. Spending only a few minutes ...

Why does modern life feel so exhausting? New research suggests ancient instincts may help explain stress, social comparison, ...

When reporters revealed that thousands of abandoned telephone cables were leaching lead into American soil and water, the ...

Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) have a reputation as loners, drifting through the bamboo forests of southwestern China ...