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 ...

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.

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.

“It’s hot here, but cooler in the Karakoram. You’ll see when you’re in the mountains.” Aneeqa has her hair loose and is wearing a paisley shalwar kameez (tunic and loose trousers ...

Thirty years after James W. Marshall made his famous discovery at Sutter’s Mill, a Californio named Efranio Trujillo was hunting in the La Panza region of eastern San Luis Obispo County. Mark ...

Adjacent to the breathtaking majesty of the Carrizo Plain, the La Panza Mountain Range and surrounding region were inhabited by the Salinan and Chumash people as much as 13,000 years ago ...

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.