A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, ...

New research led by the University of Washington suggests that two different climate transitions millions of years ago fueled ...

Jacob S. Suissa receives funding from The National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and Let's Botanize Inc. There are few forms of the botanical world ...

There are few forms of the botanical world as readily identifiable as fern leaves. These often large, lacy fronds lend themselves nicely to watercolor paintings and tricep tattoos alike. Thoreau said ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jacob S. Suissa, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) There are few forms of the ...

TheThe closing stages of the United Nations COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, were dominated on Friday by the failure to reach an agreement on a roadmap for reducing the use of fossil fuels, ...

As Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's transition ramps up, a coalition of community leaders are launching their own transition to hold the mayor-elect and other elected leaders accountable for the promises ...

As New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's team is taking shape, tens of thousands of people have applied for jobs in the new administration, a top official with the transition says. Maria ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced a transition team on Wednesday to form his new administration, led by respected city government veterans and one prominent progressive who is less than beloved by ...