Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, may break down more rapidly in the atmosphere than previously thought due to climate ...

There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

Exploding trees are loud cracking noises produced by the splitting of trees under extreme cold or other stresses. Exploding trees are mostly caused by freezing sap. No official "exploding tree" code ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

The trade-off between quality and quantity is a fundamental economic dilemma. Now, a team of British, American, and Japanese researchers describes how it applies to biology, as well. They have ...

How did ants take over the world? The answer may be skin deep. By Cara Giaimo Cara Giaimo recently reported on ants that had found a loophole in a fundamental rule of life. If life is a numbers game, ...

When the team tested whether extracts using different solvents showed antimicrobial activity, they found evidence that ants do indeed produce multiple classes of antimicrobials. "Just like us, ants ...

A: I have seen some of those videos as well. My reaction is that if someone is stealing from your porch, they should not be able to complain if if turns out to be a booby trap. I also read, if the ...

When animals face danger, they don’t all run or hide. Many have developed unusual and sometimes extreme ways to protect themselves, and these tactics often work surprisingly well. These creatures ...