The second century Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemy had a grand ambition. Hoping to make sense of the motion of stars and the paths of planets, he published a magisterial treatise ...

Industry seeks to capitalize on regenerative agriculture, but standards that focus only on carbon or other select environmental metrics will undermine its transformative potential

Identification of Galápagos tortoise celebrated by scientists as a big deal for island’s biodiversity

It wasn’t entirely clear if quantum computers could improve machine learning in practice, but new experiments and theoretical proofs show that it can.

The Spinosaurus — or spine lizard — was larger than the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. Few fossils of the mighty predatory remain, so this is a exciting find.

If you can get over the snoring.

Were the powerhouse organelles a driving force or a late addition in the evolution of more complex cells like ours?

As climate change shifts precipitation patterns, irrigation can be a powerful tool for increasing the world's food supply—feeding more than a billion additional people without converting natural spaces ...

Scientists analysed footage from small video cameras with infrared night-vision attached to the animals

The celestial show, best viewed between June 17 and June 27, will be the last time the five brightest planets cluster in the sky until 2040.

Scientists discovered that the bears have found the means to survive stretches of about 250 days each year without sea ice.

Science suggests that words aren't strictly necessary for reasoning.

A pioneering research laboratory in Cambridge proves that corvids are delightfully clever. Here, its founder reveals what the crow family has taught her – and her heartbreak at the centre’s closure

One scientist involved says it as about learning more, not "rooting out" mental health genes.

Just a few years from now, herds of woolly ‘mammoths’ could be roaming the Siberian tundra. Are dodos and dinosaurs next for de-extinction?

Paleontologists have just discovered 10 new species of ancient mammal thanks to the tiny mound-building insects.

Cold snaps are becoming less and less likely as the world warms. But that doesn’t mean they don’t happen. An expert helps you put the colder-than-normal start to winter in context.

As home gardeners become more educated about the role native plants play in the ecosystem — and their importance to pollinators, wildlife and humans — many are turning to “rewilding.” The term refers to a landscaping approach that depends on the use of native…