Environment

Tiny hairs on bumblebees' bodies likely allow these insects to detect the presence of electrical fields, a new study shows.

He's just gotta get the tears out first.

The park has hired its first ever year-round deaf services coordinator.

It's a varied roster of discoveries, so let's get right to it, in no specifically ranked order.

These books will help you understand better planet Earth and those who inhabit it.

Researchers have attempted to use the laws of math to make an estimate that includes both micro and macro life.

Plants acquire nutrients from the soil, which is composed, among other things, of decayed plant and animal remains.

The idea for the center came after the company debated how best to help the community.

The seals were nursed to a healthy weight, and taught to catch and eat fish naturally.

Happy 100th to the National Park Service.

"We just saw this cloud but had no idea what was causing it." Turns out, it was a massive gathering of tuna crabs.

Oklahoma stands as great a chance of earthquake damage in 2016 as parts of California, but for a very different reason.

This little creature has an "explosion chamber."

Scientists have taken another major step forward in studying the role that genes play in our lives.

Apple is trying to be more sustainable. But by constantly rolling out new products, it's contributing to a consumerism that may be difficult to neutralize from a carbon standpoint.

SeaWorld says it will no longer breed killer whales in captivity, bowing to years of public pressure.

"Brian" is a young male spider from a newly discovered species, who hangs out on the surface of water waiting for his dinner.

Some Australian mammals are suffering because they don't conform to society's unrealistic beauty standards. Just kidding, but only kind of.

Scott Kelly spent 340 days straight in space, becoming an environmentalist in the process.

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday evening local time, prompting tsunami warnings.

No this is not a request for awesome tunes, it is a protest against gas mining.

For most people, bats are curious creatures that only venture out as we go to sleep, but they are also something of a medical mystery.

Scientists have named a new, all-black spider found near Folsom, California, after legendary singer-songwriter Johnny Cash.