A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, ...

What if your connection to nature isn’t just personal but ancestral, or even biological? Emerging science helps explain our ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs poses a potential risk for Republicans in the midterm elections, even as he expressed relief about a ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about human settlement in the Amazon.

look closely under a bit of tree bark or stick your hand in the dirt and see what you come up with. Mr. Hanson’s goal in “Close to Home” is to show that fascinating natural discoveries are ...

Amid deepening inequalities and escalating crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, a new United ...

Human biology is not. Our brains and bodies remain wired for the hunter-gatherer world. We crave sugar ... across generations—cannot keep up. Even cultural evolution, which was once quicker ...

Each spring, hundreds of thousands of cranes converge in Nebraska. The phenomenon draws in artists, conservationists and curious friends alike.

This loosens the soil, allowing more air and water to infiltrate, and speeding up the decomposition of ... This behaviour is rarely seen in the non-human world. It extends across millions of ...

From the smallest microbes to the largest mammals, a sweeping new study has painted the clearest picture yet of how human ...