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A single truth frames Pakistan’s experience of climate change. The country has contributed comparatively little to the ...

Human anatomy reflects millions of years of adaptation, and not all of it is efficient by modern standards. Some structures ...

Forgotten on Amsterdam Island in the late 19th century, a herd of cows survived for over 130 years without human intervention ...

Quick Take Comet moths, also called Madagascan moon moths, are large moths in the Saturniidae family. They are among the ...

Great tits can't complain about a lack of attention. NIOO has hung nearly two thousand nesting boxes for this 'model species' ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

Scientists are studying Nectophrynoides frogs that give birth to live young. This unique reproductive method helps them ...

When animals are faced with extinction, they have three options: move, adapt, or die. Every year, the western monarch ...

Pigs, rats, cats and mongooses, all brought to the island decades earlier by humans, were to blame for their demise, preying ...

Don't let the chill of winter fool you — it is actually one of the most active times of year for countless species across ...