Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...

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Rare animal behaviors were captured in a new BBC wildlife documentary series. The series, titled “Kingdom” and narrated by biologist Sir David Attenborough, follows leopards, hyenas, ...

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this ...

A new species of giant anaconda, the northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima), has been discovered in Ecuador's Amazon ...

If they weren’t eclipsed by the City of Light, Versailles, Chantilly, and Fontainebleau would be pilgrimages in their own right. Here’s why they’re worth an overnight stay. Chantilly, Fontainebleau, ...

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, a new study says. But some scientists want more ...

New science suggests there's plenty that actually gets better with age—if you let it. While aging is often framed negatively, researchers have uncovered surprising benefits. Above, members of a senior ...

Testosterone is being hailed as the secret to better energy, mood, and sex drive. Here’s what experts say about when it actually does help—and when it doesn’t. Women naturally produce testosterone, a ...