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.

Science, power, and wisdom: Does anyone make it?

Long hidden under trees, it's utterly massive.

Chemist Steven Benner meets the Pope and discusses the origins of life.

Orangutans join humans and bees in a very exclusive club

Dogs' floppy ears may be part of why they and other domesticated animals love humans so much.

Protected animals are feared to be headed for the black market.

Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?

Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.

A clash of mysteries.

A new paper in Nature adds urgency to the fight against climate change.

They're creating an unprecedented map of Earth to help government leaders make better decisions in regard to climate change.

Is beauty always a proxy for genetic health and fitness? Charles Darwin didn't think so.

As enjoyable as it is to be a couch potato, humans were built to run.

Assigning human values and morals to wild animals will only end in heartbreak. And possible necrophilia.

The modern ocean can be a dangerous place for whales.

She's not held back by other animals' numeracy limitations.

The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.

When science and ethics collide.

Maybe the only chance they have to tell their story before they're gone.

How psilocybin evolved has more to do with sending insects on terrifying trips than it does making Phish sound good.

"What a shock," said no dog owner ever.

A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.

Antidepressants are destroying underwater ecosystems, which we in turn eat.