Scientists discover desert ants forming a rare cleaning partnership, challenging what we know about insect behavior and ...

While it’s certainly a possibility, it’s very, very unlikely we’ll witness a new species of human evolve in the near future.

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When species interact with each other, they do not evolve separately, but do so together. This process is called coevolution. Natural selection favors predators that are better at capturing prey, and ...

Threats, Recovery Stories, and How We Can Help Across the globe, endangered species face a web of threats that undermine ecosystems and the services they provide. This piece explains the main ...

There are nocturnal animals (active at night) and diurnal animals (active during the day). But what about those animals that are most active during dawn or dusk? The animals that are busy during these ...

We looked at the extrinsic value, or worth, of species and nature in a previous column and how plant and animal species benefit mankind. A somewhat different value system emphasizes the intrinsic ...