Winter is here in Eagle County. Nights are long, temperatures are low, and the mountainous landscape is covered in snow. During these chilly months, how do plants and animals endure the harsh winter ...

Encroachment on plant and animal life by man is fueling diseases. As the war against COVID-19 brings entire countries to a screeching halt, the planet is beginning to see a glimpse into a world ...

The Painted Hills, one of three park units that make up John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, are home to some of the ...

May 24 (UPI) --Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY Adrienne ...

Volcanic rock at the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument filters rain and snowmelt into an underground aquifer network that ...

A global study has shown that countries which consume more plant-based proteins -- such as chickpeas, tofu and peas -- have longer adult life expectancies. Scientists studied food supply and ...

Venom is not exclusive to animals—plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and even viruses use venom-like mechanisms for defense, predation, and competition. Dodder - Cuscuta on a potato bush. Review ...

Imagine being a paleontologist exploring Utah’s Jurassic-aged rocks. Imagine discovering the bones of a 20-meter-long, 20-ton herbivorous dinosaur. Then consider: How could any beast become so big?

Kimberley Simpson receives funding from the British Ecological Society and the Natural Environment Research Council. All living things have a blueprint provided by the DNA that is stored in every one ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.