Scientists are discovering that the oral microbiome—home to hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi—may help predict ...

In and around the Howardian Hills, chefs are crafting dishes that sing of this county’s rich larder, with ingredients like ...

Beneath the cliffs of western Colorado, a billion years of geologic history unfolds—and a century-old dream of accessibility still shapes the land.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s ...

Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient ...

The gorilla moves with quiet majesty through Uganda’s highland forests, while across the country, communities are stepping up ...

Webs can be decorated with decoys, fine-tuned like guitars—and hold secrets about evolution. A Cyclosa spider is camouflaged on a web with debris attached to make itself less visible at the Los Amigos ...

Dominique Bikaba’s family was once displaced from vibrant rainforests in the Congo Basin to make way for a sweeping national ...

Just in time for the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si' and Christmas, the independent, lay-led program has planted 1,000 ...

From ramping up hot chocolate prices to threatening reindeer populations, global warming is taking a toll on the holiday ...

In Colombia’s enormous Magdalena River basin, an ecological anomaly has triggered an extraordinary debate among ecologists.