An international team of scientists led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France, has found that emperor penguins detoxify mercury with ...

Mercury bioaccumulates in organisms along time and biomagnifies in aquatic and terrestrial food webs as the neurotoxic form ...

Observe otters and beavers at dawn or dusk in Michigan's forests. Signs indicating their presence include beaver-chewed trees and otter slides ...

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have ...

Discover the charm of aquatic life with a variety of underwater creatures in their natural environment. Watch vibrant fish, graceful sea creatures, and mesmerizing marine life interact in the deep ...

Indohyus looked like a mouse-deer or a large racoon, but had the ears of a whale—and its fossil was found high up in the Himalayas.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are close to recreating the movements of the world’s first land animals.

Keibul Lamjao National Park in India is the world's only floating national park. Home to the rare Sangai deer, this park also ...

Standing on the berm of a small pond, I watch the resident beaver leave its lodge, a silhouetted nose moving through the ...

Vampires are not the only creatures that suck blood. As scary as it seems, the Earth is full of different creatures. Here are ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 3, 2024) — Submissions for the California Academy of Sciences’ 2025 BigPicture: Natural World ...

The expert appraisal committee of the Union ministry has recommended an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Khadakwasla-Phursungi tunnel project, focusing on biodiversity and ecology due to ...