Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a cannibalistic "supergiant" that drastically changes size, shape, and behavior, ...

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a ...

Brash, disingenuous, lethal’: that’s how the 67-year-old actor describes his younger self. He lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences, betrayed his friends. Has this indiscreet, unreliable ...

Green mambas tend to sit somewhere between admiration and caution in most accounts of African snakes. They are not often seen ...

The theme of earth’s biggest art extravaganza – spiritual rest – felt wildly wrong for our crisis-hit planet. Thank goodness for the pavilions, from fake babies to hi-tech sperm banks to a chocolate R ...

Few ever see how a community carries on after a deadly school shooting. Survivors of last year’s attack on Minneapolis' Annunciation Catholic School want you to know: In class and at home, the anguish ...

Baby Birds Are More Vulnerable Than Anyone Realized, and Heat Is Only Part of It ...

The skepticism ran deeper than stubbornness — it was earned mile by mile.

Here’s something that’ll make you question everything you thought you knew about North Carolina: we have a legitimate bear safari that rivals anything you’d find in more famous wildlife destinations.

Lyra, a red-tailed hawk capable of flying 120 miles per hour, takes off in seconds to descend from the top of a dark, 300-seat theater at the Aquarium of the Pacific. The raptor glides silently above ...

Aggressive black bear activity has led to trail closures and safety warnings in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring. Recent incidents include bears chasing visitors, taking backpacks, and ...

I just saw two geese going by with seven goslings,” Donna Opuszynski told me when we met at a prime birding spot on ...