Biology

Jo the deer offered researchers a look into migrations and how long it takes deer to visit a forest after a fire.

Scientists dig deep for the lost bioscapes of the Marquesas Islands.

A remote wedge of wilderness is home to trailblazing elephants, epic trees, and the only chimps and gorillas known to share a meal.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s wildlife division maintains some of the most detailed documentation of fishers in North America.

Lauded for her research on gentle giants of the sea, Andrea Marshall is using her fame to find hope for our troubled oceans.

Biruté Mary Galdikas has quietly fought on the frontlines of some of conservation’s biggest battles. 

Georgina Mace helped change the way both scientists and policymakers see living things, including the most vulnerable.

In 1981, Helene Marsh and her mentor discovered the truth about a basic biological process—but it took many researchers years to accept it.

As birds go, these Australian animals are unusual in many ways, including how they divvy up parenting duties.

Or at least it used to. What can these recently identified dino-birds teach us about extinction?

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The animal known as BBYY traveled hundreds of miles, breaking records and shattering expectations.

Scientists and schoolchildren worked together to bring the tequila fish back from extinction.

A look back at the ingenious ways scientists advanced our understanding of the world in 2021.

Utah's 106-acre stand of quaking aspen clones has survived for millennia, but faces threats large and small.

Ale de la Puente collaborates with researchers to explore new ways of understanding our universe.

For one biologist studying the rock frogs' behavior, safeguarding their habitat is personal.