By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

Some creatures can survive the vacuum of space, extreme radiation, and freezing temperatures—and we still don’t fully understand how! From microscopic organisms to unexpected survivors, these animals ...

Some animals – and even machines – may turn out to be conscious. Must we wait for scientific certainty before sharing our ...

For centuries, nutrient-rich animal manure has been used to enrich the soil and boost crop production. Traditionally, cow and ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...

Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

Singapore has had at least five incidents of oil spilling into its waters since June 2024, with the latest one on Feb 5. Read ...

The exploration of space has relied on animals to pioneer the path for human space travel. From humble fruit flies to rodents and primates, these creatures have been sent into space to help scientists ...

A recent theory proposes that whales weren’t just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have ...