Invasive snakes are spreading throughout Ibiza, Formentera, and the surrounding islets, according to El País. Several species of native creatures have already gone locally extinct. What's ...

People with hay fever could one day benefit from a first-of-its-kind “molecular shield” that blocks pollen from entering the ...

Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful effects on gut microbes, a new study is the first to chart how specific ...

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

Although deaths from cancer have gone down over the last couple decades, the disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, just as it has for the last 75 years, according to ...

Some mammals are capable of hibernating during periods of low food availability in an effort to conserve energy and survive.

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh shows for the first time how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances ...

An invasive population of mice is wreaking havoc on Mariona Island, a small island off the southern coast of South Africa.

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Today’s piece is by Ana Clara Bobadilla, Colorado State University. (THE CONVERSATION) — ...

Trapped by ice and molded by genes, the Norwegian lemming split from its Siberian cousin just 35,000 years ago, a new study ...