biology

As biology has developed, some of our common plant and animal names have turned out to be pretty far off the mark.

The camera allows us a whale's-eye view of the life of a poorly understood species.

Some species stretch their tongues more than twice their body length.

Get to know the real-life researcher behind "Gorillas in the Mist," who was born on this day in 1932.

The spread of the devastating fungal disease could potentially be halted with portable UV light sources, a new study suggests.

His artworks showed the wonders of evolution to a wide audience.

Our ears share the burden of listening equally.

The much-maligned bird is a lot more intelligent than people think.

This self-soothing behavior is actually a pretty effective technique for temporarily calming pain signals to the brain. Here's how it works.

Getting tangled in lines and nets can be deadly for whales—and it's a global problem.

Diamonds aren't called "ice" because of their appearance.

Spiders do a lot more than spin webs.

You hear the term tossed about, but what does it really mean?

They get two meals in one.

It's the thinnest part of the skull … which is why Maori warriors crafted a special weapon to crush it.

The Cytomass Monitor can track the differences in a cell's weight on a second-to-second basis.

It's all part of the "oral size illusion."

The pelvis is not actually a single body part, but a term that refers to a collection of bones, muscles and organs below the waist.

Here are the top 2017 winners of Nikon’s annual Small World in Motion digital video competition.

It's the second "city" of gloomy octopuses (octopus tetricus) discovered in the area. Maybe they're not so gloomy after all.