“…To Sleep – Perchance to Dream…”

Are you a ‘lark’ or an ‘owl’? Your body clock holds the answer.The sleep/wake cycle is just part of a … More

In Morocco’s mountains, villagers hold on to ancient traditions

Communal granaries have disappeared across North Africa, but Amazigh villagers in Morocco are trying to preserve them. Aljazeera – 22 … More

At the Woodland Park Zoo Rhinos Taj and Glenn get fancy in the flooring department!

Posted by Elizabeth Bacher, Communications, with contributions from Al Kennedy and Chad Harmon, Rhino Keepers at the Woodland Park Zoo … More

The Battle to Save Nepal’s Wildlife – Video

Tigers and rhinos were almost poached to extinction in Nepal – now their numbers are on the rise. We ask … More

At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree

In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of burden. By Franz … More

Who were the first people to ride horses? Ancient skeletons reveal new clues

The roughly 5,000-year-old human remains were found in graves from the Yamnaya culture, and the discovery may partially explain their … More

An Interview with PT Hirschfield

PT Hirschfield is an Ocean Art Winner and World-Renowned Underwater Photographer An Interview with PT Hirschfield PT Hirschfield is not … More

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

It’s not just dogs: Even worms and ants can be trained to detect markers of illness, from COVID to tuberculosis. … More

Cocaine Bear, Meet Cannabis Raccoon and McFlurry Skunk

Wild animals eat the strangest things. That can be a problem, for them and for us. Emily Anthes – NY … More

Jimmy Carter’s Presidency Was Not What You Think

Kai Bird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, the director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography and the author of … More