A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good
Their efforts could benefit countless others in need of an end-of-life measure
The numbers of lives lost and dollars spent would have been significantly lower if coverage had been extended to everyone, a new study says
Genetic mutations related to production of the stress hormone cortisol may have played a role in the process of canine domestication
Natural selection propels the giraffe family to absolute extremes—and it is not just about the absurdly long necks
Parasites play an outsize role in balancing ecosystems, and some species may be in danger
An assessment of chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos reveals that our economic “footprint” is the primary driver of great apes’ fate
Fish species were found deliberately chafing on sharks around the world, though why they do so is not entirely clear
Poaching brings evolutionary pressure for tusklessness
A dig in the Nevada desert finds telltale seeds at the site of a late Paleolithic hearth
Here’s how a flower extract keeps off mosquitoes
The risk of infection increased by up to 30 percent or so among people with observances in the first 10 months of 2020
An online animal catalogue lets you decode communications and other behaviors for everyone’s favorite pachyderm
Researchers explore how an amphetamine and a psychedelic help parasitic fungi spread their spores through insects’ doomed mating attempts
The impact was clear up and down the coastal food chain
Tufted titmice scuffle more vigorously in front of a crowd—even if some of the onlookers are woodpeckers
Fossilized pollen and leaves reveal that the meteorite that caused the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs also reshaped South America’s plant communities to yield the planet’s largest rain forest...
Canine distemper threatens a key group of Amur tigers, but an unconventional vaccination program could help
Researchers probe the outer boundaries of what types of sounds human infants tune in to for building cognition
Big-brained cephalopods could shine light on the evolution and neurobiology of intelligence, complexity, and more—and inspire medical and technological breakthroughs
