The genetic mutations responsible for the unusual physical features in animals can also cause great harm.

Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort to freeze corals for reef restoration.

New research shows that certain breeds tend to live longer than others, and this could help potential owners decide which companion is best for them.

Anchovies cause a stir as they mate – getting the oceans moving.

Anchovies cause a stir as they mate – getting the oceans moving.

Harvard neuroscientist who is unlocking secrets of the canine brain finds skills and temperament are not dictated by breed.

They’re beautiful in bloom, but Callery pear trees crowd out native plants and turn productive open land into woody thickets.

Too much rain and more days of extreme heat may take a toll on the breeding success of songbirds, a new study finds.

A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.