Evolution alone cannot protect animals from climate extremes like heatwaves and deep cold. Animals are adapting their behavior to help survive global warming.
World Oceans Day has been honored since 1992. It's a day to raise awareness about how we're connected to the oceans and how we can protect ocean habitats.
The new record holder for world's largest genome goes to a tiny fern that grows on a few islands in the South Pacific. Read more about the rare fern here.
Researchers identified a new dinosaur species from fossils uncovered near Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. It was a plant-eating dinosaur from 210 million years ago.
The praying mantis is a ruthless predator that eats any insect that comes its way. Not even its own mate is safe. More about this ferocious insect, here.
Seafloor sediments provided new evidence that a 2.4 million-year-long resonance between Mars and Earth affects long-term changes in ocean currents and temps.