An animal this hard to find sounds like one close to disappearing. Spotted bats roost alone in cliffs across western North America, and a naturalist writing in 1899 called them among the rarest ...

It’s easy to blame creaky knees on age and years of use. But human joints may have started out at a disadvantage long before any of us was born.

UCSB and Stanford researchers find nonindustrialized populations share ancient gut microbes lost in modern urban lifestyles.

New research reveals how octopuses and other cephalopods developed some of the most complex nervous systems in the animal ...

Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm says bringing extinct species back can contribute to conservation, healthcare and ...

The Nepal flood reminded of the cow elephant who dared a sudden horrendous torrent to rescue her hapless son ...

Q. I grew up (many years ago) on the Gulf Coast near Biloxi and was always excited when we saw porpoises in the water off the ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism, which has the smallest genome ever found, that is possibly able to replicate and express its own genetic information.

A decades-long study of Dutch great tits shows that post-selective immigration, not selection alone, governs whether clutch size evolves or remains static.

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say a decrease in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) molecules in joints separated human ...

Harari argues that AI and biotech will treat humans as algorithms and may replace the humanist faith behind modern rights and ...

Latest “Traces Thursday” story explores the blood thinner clopidogrel and the research that revealed why patients ...