Brought back from the brink of extinction, the llama-like animals have attracted the attention of poachers eager to turn a profit from their prized wool
The turkeys common on U.S. tables descended from a Mexican species and were originally bred for Maya rituals
Foreign genes from bacteria, fungi and plants may have bestowed these animals with their ability to tolerate boiling, freezing and the vacuum of space
The marauding ants know just where to place living bridges to create shortcuts without sacrificing their food-gathering prowess
An infant oviraptorosaur smuggled out of China decades ago comes back to Henan Province with new stories to tell
Photographer Fabrice Monteiro conjures the specter of environmental ruin
A venerable symbol of human love, as you've never seen it before
Also up for discussion—why are oceans seawater and not freshwater?
After just a few weeks of training, the brainy birds rivaled human levels of accuracy in their diagnoses
Scientists and spectators gathered on an Oregon beach for the rare, messy, mesmerizing sight of a whale being carefully dismantled for museum display
Matt Damon made it look easy in the recent Hollywood blockbuster, but Mars and Earth aren't really all that different after all
Those adorable and charming spots splayed across the nose and cheeks might also be an indicator of sun damage
Tossing an apple is like pouring 25 gallons of water down the drain, and the average American does that 17 times a year
A Yale paleontologist is blending fossil studies and bird genes to trace the ways dinosaurs transformed into today's feathered flocks
Ancient volcanic rocks may have preserved tiny samples of the planet’s original moisture
Fossils from Germany could help researchers better understand modern bee eating habits and better protect the beloved pollinators
The scientist behind NASA's New Horizons mission gave cheering earthlings their first close-up view of the dwarf planet
Engineer Rana el Kaliouby is set to change the way we interact with our devices—and each other
Rudolph Tanzi and Doo Yeon Kim have invented a revolutionary new tool to study the mysteries of the disease and counter the coming epidemic of dementia
Adding to their supervillain-esque powers, roaches can gnaw through tough materials with surprisingly strong jaws
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