Devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has cut the Tasmanian devil population by 90 percent. Now, some devils have evolved to resist the virulent cancer.

The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

Primatologist Frans de Waal explains the primal instinct that unites humans and chimpanzees.

Can sensitive coral reefs survive another human generation?

Spicy foods are enjoyed the world over, but scientists don't know why people partake in culinary masochism.

We are destroying who they are.

Scientists discovered microbes that have lived on Earth for millions of years.

Can learning about the great white shark help protect us from cancer?

Think you've seen sand? You haven't seen sand.

Are these two laws universal throughout nature?

With encouragement from parents, a child can bloom in their education.

Sounds wild, but it may well be so.

Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.

Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans.

Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci explore the question.

Chinese scientists find a 600-million-year-old creature.

Evolution doesn't clean up after itself very well.

White-nose syndrome is nearly as lethal to bats as the Black Plague was for humans.

A definition of death is surprisingly malleable, leading to complications when it comes to organ donation.

The dogs' ability to recognise and process human faces surpasses even that of monkeys. This newly-identified brain region may be the reason why.

A new study has identified specific genes that seem to play an integral part in characterizing the behavior of dog breeds.

You can become a tree or even the soil supporting it.

Let the countdown begin! History and science (and danger) come together in our 10th most popular video of 2018.

More farm space equals more carbon.

"This is a great example of a forest restoration plan which is both good for the people and good for nature," one researcher said.

Researchers find an amazing amount of often-weird forms of life below the planet's surface.

Zoologist Lucy Cooke explains why humans are totally wrong about panda sex, and why captive breeding backfires.

Run across water? Sure. No problem.

Tiny bubbles talk photosynthesis.

Anchorage was rocked by back-to-back earthquakes on Friday morning, prompting a tsunami warning.