Across the icy edges of Earth’s northern and southern reaches, life has adapted to thrive in some of the harshest conditions.

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

Alien plants and animals cost Europe over $1.5 trillion in the last six decades, according to a new study, indicating the ...

From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged ...

Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that ...

Animals can cause devastating damage too. Wild boars, for example, destroy crops, cornfields and vineyards, while mosquitoes ...

Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...

Amphibians – the most threatened vertebrate class on Earth – are under enormous pressure, with 41 percent of all species ...

And microalgae are not the only water-borne source of protein hiding in plain sight. Macroalgae, commonly known as seaweed, ...

Scientists discovered a caterpillar that lives in spider webs, eating the bugs that get stuck - including the spider that ...

From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged ...

Rising consumer preference for cruelty-free, plant-based, and eco-friendly beauty products is transforming the global ...