Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

The expansive, dense eelgrass beds that line much of the U.S. coastline provide invaluable habitat and other services to ...

Expansion microscopy image of Lacrymaria, a ciliated eukaryotic microorganism, collected from environmental samples in Tokyo. Highlighted in green is tubulin, the major protein component of ...

This important study describes newly identified light-gated ion channel homologs (channelrhodopsins, ChRs) in several protist species, with a primary focus on the biophysical characterization of ChRs ...

The word “threatened” can conjure alarming images of a species on the brink of disappearing forever. The term’s actual meaning, however, is not necessarily that dire—depending on who you ask. There ...

Which came first – the chicken or the egg? All animals begin development from a single-celled zygote and progress through a series of coordinated steps to become complex multicellular organisms. While ...

PR1, W1, T51, F58, SL4, KL3, SM11. This is not a test to crack a code. But you will see a series of letter and number combinations while engaging with the Paralympics in Paris. At the Olympics, there ...

Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

To biologists, a "species" is the fundamental unit of categorization for life on Earth and a key tool for protecting living creatures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Grace Manthey is the senior visual data journalist and data team coordinator for CBS News and Stations. She is an Emmy-winning journalist and visual storyteller with a passion for telling stories that ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- The humble peat bog conjures images of a brown, soggy expanse. But it turns out to have a superpower in the fight against climate change. For thousands of years, the world’s peatlands ...