New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent—an ...

Frogs and salamanders lay their eggs in communal jelly masses that are attached to submerged sticks. The jelly protects the ...

In his book Black Sun, Edward Abbey called butterflies “flying flowers”. I think of that line when I see western tiger ...

Billed as the first comprehensive report on the state of U.S. lands, water, and wildlife, the Nature Record National Assessment includes the decline of butterfly populations and other species to the ...

You probably heard it from your mom a thousand times—fresh air and sunshine; it's the cure for most anything. Now scientists ...

This movement was first launched in Ecuador in 2008 when it established a framework of legal rights of nature: the rights of ...

Plant biology encompasses the study of structure, function, growth and interactions of green multicellular organisms that dominate terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. At its core are processes that ...