An hour after midnight on 26 April 1986, a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant caused loss of human ...

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A study published today in PLOS One shows that belugas are able to recognize themselves in mirrors, using the tools to peer ...

Rare wildlife like bobcats and black bears is returning to Ohio as humans retreat indoors—discover more about this surprising trend now.

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Kansas wildlife experts are asking people to be on the lookout for two rare species of birds in the Sunflower State. The ...

Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal." ...

A large wildfire has burned nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home ...

Led by Scott Evans, assistant curator of invertebrate palaeontology at the American Museum of Natural History, it draws on ...

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A new study indicates that the adaptable birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their ...