A former U.S. Geological Survey research scientist reflects on the Trump administration’s sweeping changes in the agency.

Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...

During their pregnancy migrations, female caribou likely become depleted in key minerals, like calcium and phosphorus, yet ...

Caribou, large deer that are native to the northernmost parts of the world (and sometimes called reindeer), are the only deer whose females grow antlers. In a study published today, researchers ...

New research suggests female reindeer antlers serve as postpartum snacks, with new moms munching on them after giving birth to get a much-needed boost of protein, calcium and phosphorus ...

Alaska officials hope to protect a struggling caribou herd & bring back a critical subsistence hunt. Critics say the culling program isn't supported by available science.

Caribou mothers gnaw on their own antlers for nutrition after their long migration in the cold and dry climate of the Arctic tundra, a new study reveals. Caribous, also called reindeer, are the only ...

Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National ...

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.

Also known as the polar wolf or white wolf, the Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) is a subspecies of the gray wolf that ...

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