When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

In the summer of 2020, my husband, Ryan, and I bought a house in Portland, Ore., with a sizable backyard containing little ...

Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions.

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In The God Test, Robert Wright argues humanity must evolve—politically and morally—to harness AI as a useful, purpose-shaping force.

IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls Zoo is excited to introduce its newest resident, Lenny, a male snow leopard who recently ...

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Once thought to be vanishing in parts of Texas, this small reptile is now returning to some areas of the state. In recent years, sightings had decreased dramatically throughout its natural range.

Narrow, worn stairs beneath the 11th-century Pembroke Castle in Wales lead into a shadowy cavern where early humans once ...