Reality tends toward entropy, and nature craves balance. The methods behind these maddening processes aren’t pretty, either. Survival of the fittest means that even strong species are at risk of ...

Evolution sometimes produces animals that look strikingly similar even when they are not closely related. This process, known as convergent evolution, occurs when different species adapt to the same ...

For the past few decades we've seen myriad concept cars pitched as fancy autonomous lounges, with furniture-like seats and wild infotainment screens for commuters of the future to be able to work or ...

The orca, or killer whale (Orcinus orca), is a curious combination of fearsome predator and charismatic marine mammal. These large, black-and-white members of the dolphin family live in all the ...