Wild species exposed to nuclear contamination help show how radiation affects living things — including its risks to people.
Scientists found nests organized into curves, clusters and ovals on the Antarctic seabed. Such groupings may protect the fish eggs from predators.
The birds grunt like tennis pros when making their rat-a-tat, a strategy that may help steady their movements.
The new finding quantifies how much of polar bears' food goes uneaten. As these bears decline, Arctic scavengers risk losing a critical food source.
Lab-grown meat may still be several years away from your local grocery. But such alternatives to farmed or free-range meats are on their way.
Chilean flamingos use their beaks and feet to create underwater whirlpools that suck in prey.
Other snake species, however, can also attack at amazingly fast speeds, giving stiff competition to some of the slower vipers.
Simple chemistry could give the reindeer his iconic red snout. But physics would make it look different colors to anyone who spied Rudolph from the ground.
Liquid from the African tulip tree may keep ant invaders out of hives without harming honeybees.
