It’s no big secret that spending time in the great outdoors is good for our bodies and minds. For 2025, our Sports & Outdoors ...

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Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) blistering new Festivus Report 2025 dropped this week, torching Washington for what it says is a ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...