A remarkably preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is reshaping scientists’ understanding of mammal evolution during the age of dinosaurs....

Extant and ancient cephalopods—including octopuses, squids, extinct ammonites, cuttlefish, and nautiluses—have all had to solve the problem of buoyancy, whether...

Shrubs are often viewed as passive background vegetation, but new research suggests they can act as active engineers of ecosystem...

Protected forests that shield biodiversity from development pressures are now facing a different, rapidly intensifying threat: heat. A new study...

Marine life has not evolved in isolation from the architects of its habitats. A new study in Nature Communications reports...

As people age, weakening muscle strength, coordination, and sensory feedback can make everyday tasks—such as dressing, carrying objects, cooking, and...

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a low-cost, semi-automated, AI-enabled monitoring approach that uses remote cameras to survey bumblebees...

Flies hunting airborne odor plumes do more than follow scent—they “edge track,” repeatedly steering along the moving boundary between odor...

Africa’s deepest lakes may be giving insect evolution a rare loophole: a newly described fly-larva adaptation that stays intact under...

Tropical insects may be among the most climate-sensitive creatures we overlook, according to new findings from Costa Rica’s Área de...