Radioactive materials are found naturally in the Earth. But even so, saying an area is radioactive can conjure up images of ...
WWF scientists have helped identify six areas in KAZA that are critical to the movement of wildlife across national borders, focusing on three corridors where wildlife populations and their habitats ...
The Semipalatinsk Test Site, also called the Polygon, is lesser known but was used by the Soviet Union to test nuclear ...
The turtles danced with the most enthusiasm in the tank when they knew they would get food. This was "strong evidence" that ...
Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world—and this could ...
Six zebras wore video cameras attached to collars, capturing the equines’ daily life. Sticking with giraffes may let the two species protect each other.
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When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
“Snowflakes start out as a single nucleated dust particle that attracts water droplets that in turn freeze and accelerate ...
Researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the ...