Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.

The truffles — a type of fungi found across the globe and revered as rare culinary delicacies — have since been studied by researchers hoping to unlock their mysteries. By analyzing their DNA and the ...

Fynbos fish, some dating back 20 million years, are disappearing from South Africa’s rivers. Conservationists warn that ...

Researchers discovered a protein in a 68- to 66-million-year-old fossil that many scientists would have argued should have ...

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear ...

University of Oregon researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has ...

Learn about Ojibwe culture’s deep connection to the bizhiw, or lynx, an important animal relative in the clan system, while ...

A 17-year-old girl became the latest victim of a shark attack after she succumbed to her injuries in Queensland, Australia, ...

Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf ...

On 2 January, surfer Lance Appleby was killed by a shark at Granites Beach in South Australia. Just days earlier, on 28 ...

Today, BirdNote plays on 330 stations around the country. It’s one of the most popular public radio shows in the United ...