In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of ...

Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Nagoya City University, and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute ...

Scorpions wield some of the natural world's most formidable built-in weapons, from crushing pincers to venomous stingers.

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

Researchers at Skoltech have developed an ultra-compact electro-optic modulator based on silicon photonics and plasmonics ...

Shielding materials are essential in key modern industrial settings—such as spacecraft, nuclear power plants, semiconductor ...

After nearly four decades, the world's longest-running soil warming experiment is revealing a surprising result: even "stable ...

Natural rubber, tapped from trees as latex, is the world's most widely used bio-elastomer. Comprising long molecular chains ...

Eggs and poultry provide important sources of protein globally, driving a major industry with large economic impacts.

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have uncovered a hidden property of light that allows it to twist, spin and ...

The first study to measure the full economic value of bottom trawling in Europe's waters calculates that the destructive ...

Chocolate is one of the world's most widely consumed foods. It is made from cacao beans grown by millions of smallholder farmers globally. High-quality cacao beans require optimal growing conditions, ...