The frequency of downpours of heavy rain—which can lead to flash floods, devastation, and outbreaks of waterborne disease—has increased across the globe in the past 50 years.

We’ve learned bees can understand zero and do basic maths, and now a new study shows their tiny insect brains may be capable of connecting symbols to numbers.

A new study led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Swansea University Medical School furthers our knowledge of viruses—in the sea and on land— and their potential to cause life-threatening illnesses. 

The researchers say the new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers.

Privately owned, fragmented forests in Costa Rica can support as many vulnerable bird species as can nearby nature reserves, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. 

An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life history of one of the world’s most important salmon species.

The Western honeybee is the most important managed pollinator globally and has recently experienced unsustainably high colony losses in many regions of the world. 

The fear of invasive ‘killer shrimps’ can intimidate native organisms to such a degree that they are incapable of performing their vital role in river systems, a new study suggests.

Zac Robinson remembers hiking through B.C.’s Monashee Mountains last August and, on a cloudless day, staring directly into the sun.

A large proportion of successful vertebrate invasions can be traced to the global exotic pet trade.