The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
Stanford Medicine researchers have identified a promising, naturally occurring molecule that could help people lose weight—without the nauseating symptoms now commonly seen with GLP-1 drugs.
Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed surprising diversity. And also trash.
A slab of rock at an Australian high school, a boulder in a parking lot, and a bookend in a private collection feature 200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints.
When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.
The experimental work on animals could lead to more effective penile implants for humans.
Researchers refined their size estimates of the prehistoric shark by studying the bodily proportions of 165 other shark species.
A recent study observed sleeping participants' pupils during sleep, using a new method that could have implications for studying sleep disorders.
A female bladderwrack seaweed plant in the Baltic Sea propagated clones across hundreds of miles.
The little rodents' genes were edited to exhibit traits associated with a woolly mammoth genome—including fluffy, dirty-blonde fur.
A recent study compared features of Neanderthals' inner ears across space and time to extrapolate what happened to them tens of thousands of years ago.
A new book due out in March delves into the rich and complex world of animal self-medication.
A popular theory suggests wolves domesticated themselves for human food scraps—and new simulations suggests it's paw-sible.
More than 500 exceptionally preserved fossils are offering new clues about the evolution of Florida's animals and landscape.
Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.
New research shows that drug-resistant bacteria can thrive in sink drains even after deep cleaning.
Researchers working in Morocco have discovered fly larvae that excel in the art of disguise.
New research shows that we regularly transfer traces of our genital microbiomes to sexual partners—a discovery that could someday be used as a crime-solving tool.
While venomous, the bite of a red-bellied black snake isn't thought to be deadly.
The team behind a new study says the difference may be due to sexual selection.
