Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

These glaciers, located near the equator, are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and the consequences of their melting are vast.

By Mongabay.com Torricelli Mountains, a tiny mountain range in northern Papua New Guinea, is estimated to host roughly 4% of ...

Scientist finds Jeffrey pine trees at record mountain heights, suggesting climate-driven shifts in Sierra Nevada.

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago.

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

The Enchanted Mountain Garden Club is starting its free monthly lecture series at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bonagany Building, ...

Any college student can give a ready excuse for not showing up at a lecture hall. Maybe they missed an alarm for their 8 a.m.

At home, I have a wooden plaque on my wall that lists all the national parks I’ve been to. Next to it, there’s a bag of small ...

Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a ...

Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months.