The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

The DNR is encouraging the public to report findings of black bear dens in Wisconsin. Bears at the sites could be included in a ongoing study of reproduction and population.

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature, too, has its shapeshifters, such as dimorphic fungi. While scientists ...

These flies lay eggs on open wounds, and their larvae feed on live flesh. And a case was just stopped in a Florida quarantine ...

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a by-product of other traits shaped by natural selection ...

Space is full of radiation, which is bad for both babies and non-babies alike, but we also have to worry about how microgravity affects the human body, too.

How Our Cities Are Inviting Wildlife Viruses In As suburbs expand into forests, grasslands, and wetlands, the boundary between human and wildlife spaces becomes less distinct.

Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, ...