Beavers and humans tend to clash over landscape management. Pixar's “Hoppers” captures the struggle, and Oregon proves ...

A recent executive order issued by President Trump aims to fast-track research for psychedelics, including ibogaine. What is ...

In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs.

Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...

Each year, painted lady butterflies migrate thousands of miles between Africa and Europe. As the environment changes, so do their journeys. A painted lady butterfly waiting on a rocky hilltop for a ...

A gray dogwood seedling, no bigger than a few twigs, lived in a pot on my porch last summer. My family sheltered and watered it and then, in October, we joined hundreds of fellow volunteers in tucking ...

Measuring microplastics can be hard, partly because they're everywhere—including the lab. One researcher is working on ...

“It’s on You” chronicles how corporations and behavioral economists pushed for huge, systemic problems to be fixed by personal choices. The following is an excerpt from It’s on You: How Corporations ...

Many cardiac patients experience sadness or anxiety after leaving the hospital. Being prepared for the "cardiac blues" can ...

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues. Vocalist Mark Garrett (center) with fellow members of the ...

Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...