For many years, scientists believed that life in Utah’s Great Salt Lake was extremely limited. Its caustic, hyper-saline ...

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Antarctic icefish have clear blood, no hemoglobin, and antifreeze proteins that let them survive freezing seas.

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A new study shows Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier. This may signal broader ecosystem changes driven by climate change ...

These helpful substances mix and act as natural antifreeze, enabling them to stay dormant for up to eight months. Now, ...

Florida won’t be getting hit with massive blankets of snow and ice like the rest of the U.S., but even frosty windshields and ...

Reptiles are among the most adaptable species on earth, and they can be found in deserts, forests, swamps, and even cities. Snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles have succeeded in making their ...

Nevada was once home to Prometheus, an ancient bristlecone pine that was also the oldest living organism on the planet. Then ...

It’s not seaweed. They’ve been called the “lungs of the sea.” And while certain marine microbes could also compete for that ...

Greek writer and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis once said, “All my life, one of my greatest desires has been to travel, to see ...

Humans and chimpanzees share the capacity for genocide, which is rooted in the evolution of higher thought and the separation ...