You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...

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Explore 15 real-world innovations where animal biology inspired modern technology, from robots to raincoats and more.

In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbor porpoises show mercury is still increasing, and is linked to a higher risk of ...

Evan Fricke knows exactly how long it takes, after a bird on the island of Saipan eats a piece of fruit, for it to come out the other end (Answer: as little as 10 minutes). "There's always this poop ...

Plants use many of the same methods as animals to camouflage themselves, a new study shows. Plants use many of the same methods as animals to camouflage themselves, a new study shows. Research on ...

Biologists have completed a comprehensive meta-analytic review examining the ecological impacts of invasive plants by exploring how animals -- indigenous and exotic -- respond to these nonnative ...

Mushrooms, often mistaken for plants due to their appearance, belong to a completely different category of life known as ...

Climate change is one of the top threats to vulnerable species around the world, driving widespread losses of plants and animals that can’t adapt fast enough. But at the same time, rising temperatures ...

When someone asks you to name a life form that camouflages into its surroundings to avoid predation, you may be quick to respond with “chameleon” or “octopus.” But animals aren’t the only life forms ...

Rockville High School has a brand-new state-of-the-art $1.7-million aquaculture lab that students are settling into. It’s ...

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometers per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which can reach speeds of 75 and ...