Ecology

Saltwater is shrinking Bangladesh’s arable land, but a simple approach of planting crops in containers shows surprising success

Alabama residents can now see more clearly

The plight of an emaciated, possibly crippled baby orangutan has brought worldwide attention this week to the cruel practices that resulted in the endangered ape spending the first 10 months of his life in a chicken cage in Borneo.

Some time in the late 1940s, a very patient, elderly beaver called Geronimo was put in a box, flown to an altitude of between 150 and 200 metres, and tossed out the side of an aeroplane.

DNA can help guide the conservation of rare species

Why are plateau and mountain timberlines in Asia shifting downslope, despite global warming?

Last summer, researchers demonstrated that non-invasive imaging combined with a staining technique enables the fast comparison and study of earthworm species and other animals in unprecedented detail.

It all depends on what the fish has been eating

Aboriginal stories of lost islands match up with underwater finds in Australia

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a report showing that homes with solar panels typically sell for $15,000 greater than those without solar panels installed.

South Africa has finally finished compiling its report on the number of rhinos poached in the country last year and, as expected, the news is terrible.

A bacterium famous for food poisoning has its genetics altered to produce fuel or pharmaceuticals—and to keep it from escaping the lab