The rise of the robots appears to be carefully timed, because it's political, not technological.

Rats played hide-and-seek with scientists for no other reward than strokes and tickles.

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With millions of Americans staying home, blood donations are drying up. It's safe to give if you are healthy.

The human brain hasn't caught up to the technology of video conferencing yet.

The Arctic repository is making the unprecedented move to assist researchers sidelined by Syria’s Civil War.

Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the EPA is re-examining how it and similar pesticides affect bees.

Company continues seed giveaway despite pushback.

A new label will certify foods grown in soil and animal products from pastured animals and would rule out hydroponic and aquaponic techniques.

Boyan Slat’s system has arrived at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it's already collecting plastic.

A new study finds dramatic benefits locally from shutting down coal plants.

These small-scale solar systems can bring communities impacted by the bushfires and flooding back online in as little as a day.

Study finds cockatoo called Snowball taught himself to dance and researchers want to understand how.

Researchers think they may have clues after looking at 60 impressions of sauropod tracks.

New evidence suggests this same story has been passed on for 37,000 years.

Australian soldiers from the 9th Brigade used their day off to help feed displaced koalas affected by bushfires at Cleland Wildlife Park.

Two videos show whale watchers witnessing multiple whales breaching in Maui.

Australia's feral horses will be removed from national park lands to help wildfire-damaged areas come back. The goal is relocation, but not all will survive.

Abandoned as a puppy because he was too obsessive, Bear the dog is now rescuing koalas.

Fire-created thunderstorms, "ember attacks," high winds and fire clouds are all a part of the intense fires down under.

A specific protein found only in male dogs may trigger pet allergy symptoms in some people.

One way to make life a little easier is to focus first on the door of the coop. Here's how.

The diatoms were launched by the Taupo super-eruption on New Zealand's North Island 25,000 years ago.

A pesky species of algae is infiltrating parts of eastern Canada due to global warming

You've heard of oysters that make pearls, but what about seaweed that makes opals?

Have you ever looked up on a crisp fall day and noticed how brilliant and clear the blue sky is? That's not just your imagination.

Learn about the natural mechanisms that produce breathtaking fall leaf colors each year.

Theropods like the T. Rex have their bony cranial ornamentation to thank for their enormous size.

What you experience in autumn is hard to express in words — but that hasn't stopped writers and thinkers around the world from trying.

This salty soda lake literally turns dead animals into calcified statues. Why do lesser flamingos love it so much?

Dutch photographer Loes Heerink highlights the colorful diversity of Vietnam's bicycle-riding fruit sellers.

Artist and scientist Jill Pelto hopes to inspire people to take action by imbuing her dreamy paintings with hard scientific data and field research.

Henry David Thoreau's beloved slice of nature still exists today in the form of a Walden Pond State Reservation.

A new study brings up an old argument about that weird definition of a planet.

Don't buy popular rice cauliflower at the store when it's so easy to make it yourself.

These YouTube channels are dedicated to preserving culinary culture.

Lush, but low-water gardens are a growing popular necessity around the world, and the Australians have a lot to teach the rest of the world.

The second episode of our insightful documentary series with Axa, Scheme Smart, focuses on how to take a delegated authority to the next level.

German MGA Getsafe, which offers digital contents insurance, was established two years ago.

The end of underwriting? Is technology a magic bullet to generate profitable underwriting? Paul Upton asks

Yoga Insurance Services, sister company of OneCall, has signed up as the first client.

Ray Westwick, managing director at Freedom Brokers, discusses how the firm has used data to reduce instances of fraud.

Although a proposed universal speed limit on Germany's national highway system could curb emissions, many politicians are quick to dismiss the idea.

Located in northwest London, it's the first optical illusion-y pedestrian crossing in the U.K.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at the leaders, racers and innovators in the world of cars.

Take a walk in the woods with Killian, who promotes forest health and stewardship and helps private landowners manage their forests.

Formed hundreds of millions of years ago, the sacred site is now closed to climbers.

Lichens are not what you think they are. Not plant, not fungus — they are one of a kind.

Rescuers scrambled to save 90-million-year-old Wollemi pines from encroaching fire in Australia.