nature

Long thought to be extinct, the Mount Nimba reed frog (Hyperolius nimbae) has been found in the swamps of West…

The protective ozone layer in the Earth’s upper atmosphere has stopped thinning and should largely be restored by mid century…

Long seen as regionally extinct, the Sierra Nevada red fox has been rediscovered in the mountains of central California, thanks…

A large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed hump-like structure on its back, muscular legs…

A new study solves a longstanding mystery surrounding the crabs: how the the normally sedentary species has the stamina to…

Take sunlight, add water, and there you have it: free energy. Plants have been doing this for quite some time,…

A teeming horde of brittle stars has been discovered atop an undersea mountain chain near Antarctica, challenging long-held assumptions about…

Five-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) Calumma tarzan was found recently in a tiny patch of forest on the vast Indian Ocean island of…

The Sumatran muntjac deer species had been “lost” in the remote mountains of western Sumatra’s Kerinci Seblat National Park until…

Macaques who witness conflict often seek out the company of other bystanders – perhaps as a way to relieve tension…