There are many purposes that spots and stripes serve in nature, but how they form has been more of a mystery to scientists. Now, researchers have advanced their breakthrough theory – and it could help ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) nests in pine forest, Hessen, Germany (all photographs by Ingo Arndt, courtesy Abrams) From the tiny harvest mouse twisting a humble home of blades of grass, ...

Folklore forecasting uses natural signs like animal behavior and plant changes to predict winter weather. A naturalist in Louisville observed hedge apples, persimmons, squirrels, walnuts, and woolly ...

Take a closer look at how 2025’s best nature photos turn everyday wild moments into stunning stories of life on Earth. Every year, the Nature’s Best Photography Award brings together photographers who ...