After a long and frigid winter, the sound of spring peepers singing from beaver bogs is a welcome one for New Englanders. But ...

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating stories from the past year of UC research that illustrate the resilience of life on our ...

Biologists have long debated why some plants and animals can adjust to a wide range of climates, while others can't.

Imagine a world cloaked in darkness, where the flutter of wings signals not just movement, but a complex society built on trust, memory, and even a little bit of gossip. Bats, those mysterious ...

Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you ...

Imagine a world where the air thrums with the soft flutter of wings and the ground trembles under the steps of a creature no one alive has ever seen. This world, both familiar and lost, links the ...

Finerenone prevented new-onset atrial fibrillation or flutter in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes or ...

Sandy Pruitt, the founder of the Butterfly Station in 1999, enters the enclosed space April 20, 2024, for the first time in ...

Painted ladies are the ultramarathoners of the butterfly world—even more so than monarchs. Scientists have long known about ...

One of the most primitive animals, sea sponges lack a brain, nervous system and more. Instead of a brain, they have specialized cells that perform specific functions.

According to Animal Control, a woman had her dog outside in her yard when two stray dogs started to attack it. As the woman was breaking up the dog fight, she was bit on her thumb. The dogs were ...