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 painted trees meant to represent the ones I’ve yet to visit. Only eight of ...

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.

A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of these animals.

This comes as the insects are rapidly declining and are under consideration for Endangered Species Act protections.

Within mountain ranges, tree species can shift to more appropriate ... Lynn Christenson, a professor of biology at Vassar College who has studied the ecology of the Catskills, said temperature ...

Their white coats render them almost invisible against the snowy mountains they call home, and more than 70% of their habitat remains unexplored, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

GREAT FALLS — Since 2017, there has been an increase in grizzly bear reports in the Little Belts Mountains southeast of Great Falls, and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks wants to make sure that ...

Soaring temperatures are leading to rapid and largely irreversible changes in the mountain ranges of the world, according to a new UNESCO report. In several regions, higher elevations seem to be ...

As virtual mountains formed, these animals dispersed ... Professor Yanites emphasized the importance of integrating geology and biology in understanding evolution. "We often think of landscapes ...