Until recently, scientists thought a rare and potentially deadly meat allergy was transmitted by just one species of tick ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

NAIROBI ― A new killifish species, scientifically known as Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been documented in seasonal swamps ...

Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick ...

In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...

The growing number of people using trails on remote Isle Royale National Park is affecting how some wildlife species behave, ...

Researchers in New Zealand found that a small species of shark makes noises with their teeth when touched by humans — and now ...

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...

A study published March 27 in the journal Science finds that a unique and ancient spate of genetic mutations was key to the ...

Four faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association ...

A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of ...

Waterbirds have seen a resurgence thanks to Gould Island's private nature, but efforts to open the island to recreation has created worry.