Extreme heat can have a devastating effect on seagrass, but new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) could shape how these vitally important marine ecosystems are managed and restored. In ...
In December of 2025, a Natural History Museum discovery write-up reported that researchers finally untangled a long-running identification problem involving neotropical hairstreak butterflies. A ...
It’s hard to predict which animals will transform like butterflies upon reaching adulthood. Some animals, like horses or antelopes, come out of the womb looking like miniature versions of their fully ...
Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. So, the first thing I learned digging into this question is that it’s important ...
The natural world is full of deception when it comes to physical appearance. Many animals in the natural world look exactly alike at a casual inspection. As a result, it is presumed that these animals ...
A new study investigates how different mammals react to climate change. Animals that live for a long time and/or produce less offspring -- like bears and bison -- are more resilient than small animals ...
Here in Bradford County, we had very cold temperatures during December and January, and then, in January, a snowstorm brought life to a standstill. Feb. 7-8 were billed as the coldest days in ten ...
As temperatures continue to drastically change each year, animals have been forced to adapt different behaviors that may ...