Bats are understudied in West Africa. An ecologist couple is building a network of bat conservationists to boost research and ...

The merlin, sandhill crane, and pileated woodpecker were once rare in North America. Environmental conservation fueled their ...

Sooner or later, a sizable asteroid could impact a populated area on Earth. How is the US, and the world, preparing?

The greater honeyguide learned to lead humans to beehives, luring them with the promise of honey so they’d unlock the wax the ...

It took a lot of people to create the light bulb. But a process of mythmaking has flattened one man and elevated him to ...

Octopuses can use their suckers to detect harmful microbes on the surface of objects like crab shells, or their own eggs.

The debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life touches literature, religion, and science in 17th century Europe.

A new book charts the millennia-old history of our fascination with aliens, and how myth transformed into research.

Ever seen the hairs on a bee’s eyeball? Or the contours of a hummingbird's tongue? Science photographer Anand Varma takes us ...