Early life experiences of zebra finches have a big effect on the construction of their first homes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Science and the University of St Andrews’ School of Biology.

University of Guelph-developed DNA metabarcoding technology has been found to be more effective at monitoring biodiversity of ecosystems than traditional methods. 

Water has stopped pouring from the broken wall of the Sardoba Reservoir, but many areas are still submerged.

A low-pressure area that formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean several days ago has consolidated and organized into a tropical storm.

ETH researchers find climate change is increasing the risk of late-​spring frost in areas where plants are not adapted to this kind of temperature swing, putting some forests of Europe and Asia at higher risk of damage.

International research collaboration finds more than 1300 species of lichen in Southern Alaska.

New findings reveal how ants increase their collective sensing power to help them navigate complex terrains.

A new study of Earth’s inner core used seismic data from repeating earthquakes, called doublets, to find that refracted waves rather than reflected waves change over time – providing the best evidence yet that Earth’s inner core is rotating.

Today, sea-level rise is a great concern of humanity as climate change warms the planet and melts ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. Indeed, great coastal cities around the world like Miami and New Orleans could be underwater later in this century.

Research on Russian drill core challenges long-standing models of oxygenation on Earth.