In a remarkable turn of events, researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust have rediscovered the Blyde River Flat Gecko, ...

A study in Uganda shows how often chimps use medicinal plants and other forms of health care — and what that says about the roots of human medicine.

The six-legged staffers of the American Museum of Natural History’s Bug Colony do their grisly work under a lid. The result: ...

About 3.7 billion years ago, a string of naturally occurring amino—the same kind that astronomers have found in meteorites ...

Updated, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday: Officials at Reiman Gardens in Ames say they're on "high alert" for the blooming of Stink Floyd, ...

Ferns may be among the most overlooked plants in the West Virginia woodlands, though more than 50 species thrive in its ...

This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.

The Père David’s Deer is making a comeback, as a fawn was just born in Southern California. The male fawn was born at the San ...

The Swinhoe’s White-eye—a small yellow bird native to Asia—has rapidly spread throughout the state and beyond in the past ...

A wild ginger has a clever trick up its sleeve to lure in pollinators. No, it's not a sweet fragrance that fills the air, but ...