Corrales, a recent biological sciences Ph.D. graduate from the University of Rhode Island, and his advisor, Associate ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? As silly as it sounds, the question captures a real dilemma: do you go for a few high-quality options, or many lower-quality ones? A ...

Across the world’s oceans, killer whales share the same striking black‑and‑white look yet live radically different lives.

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Historic climate change influenced northeast India primates’ evolution, distribution, and decline, stressing conservation urgency.

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? The famous question, though implausible, reflects a ubiquitous tradeoff between quantity and quality. Now, a study shows that this ...

A large fossil study shows young shark and ray species vanish faster, while older species stay stable over time.

This type of language can be either objective or subjective. Objective language includes making verifiable statements. Some ...

Speciation is the process by which a single species gives rise to two daughter species, which are genetically distinct and eventually unable to interbreed. Speciation can occur as a result of factors ...

Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality ...