About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

Generative AI isn’t inevitable, and people are already fighting hard to keep power-hungry data centers out of their ...

Following the path of the tiger isn’t easy. Yet the three rangers, clad in camouflage, move lithely through the steep bamboo ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss for people 50 and older. Angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency that can cause sudden blurry vision in one eye.

Brazilian researcher Silvia Pavan organized an expedition to a remote protected area in the Peruvian Amazon to search for a species of squirrel last observed 30 years ago. During the expedition, the ...

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline. By Alexa Robles-Gil Last week, the world’s leading wildlife trade agreement ...

From the very first time he picked up the phone with Bill O’Brien on the other end of the line, Kenyatta Watson saw something in Boston College football’s head coach that ignited his determination to ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, recently discovered in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. By Joe Trezza Rotund, ground-dwelling and unafraid of humans to ...

When scientists discover a new species, they usually name it after the creature’s most notable characteristic. So why did a group of scientists recently name a newly discovered genus of tarantulas ...

Crafting clear mission and vision statements is critical to shaping company identity, motivating employees and guiding decision-making. A mission statement defines the current scope and purpose of the ...