Beavers, earthworms, prairie dogs, elephants, and more don't just live in ecosystems, they reshape them to the benefit of ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

Families have been raising livestock in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia for centuries, but Nick Ferris finds that ...

For much of the twentieth century, sharks and large reptiles were assumed to define the upper limits of dental sharpness in ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.

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An unassuming rock layer in the Grand Canyon just exposed a fossil secret that changes everything we thought we knew.

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Flying snakes are among the few vertebrates that move through the air without wings, membranes, or powered flight. Species ...