What’s in a name? A lot, if you’re an Audubon’s Oriole or a Townsend’s Solitaire.

Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people and the planet.

Modern ecosystems are very different to how they were just a few centuries ago.

In the Global South, a group of writers are rejecting the norms of science fiction and commenting on the future in a way that embraces Indigenous culture.

Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening for extraterrestrial life is the first phase of contact.

If an astronaut were to die on Mars, neither cremation nor burial would be good options.

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.

The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around the world, are no exception.