These destinations check a lot of boxes for eco-minded travelers who want optimal dark sky viewing far from city lights—but ...

Scientists created the first-ever map of this vast underground fungal network and found it could stretch to the sun and back ...

High in the cloud forests of western Honduras, the elusive jade palm pit viper has become a symbol of a vanishing ...

Female screwworm flies lay hundreds of eggs in the exposed flesh of warm-blooded animals, potentially causing severe harm and ...

A new off-grid tour takes travellers deep into New Zealand’s largest basin in search of the elusive black stilt.

Deposited over millions of years, the whale necropolis is covered with deep-sea species, many of which are new to science.

A new filter called bemotrizinol offers broad-spectrum protection and has been a key player in European and Asian sunscreens ...

With urbanization and light pollution, Indonesia’s firefly species are dwindling. This Balinese family is helping the insects ...

Commander Randy Bresnik and three others will attempt to dock with two different lunar landers in Earth orbit, paving the way ...

Many archaeologists believe the famed tower from the Book of Genesis may have had a real historical counterpart in ancient ...

California condors are threatened by an unlikely enemy: lead poisoning. While the birds don't ingest the lead, they're likely ...

The race is on to save the cuddly creatures from a debilitating disease: chlamydia.