We speak with Milan Řezáč about a new spider found on Prague’s Petřín Hill that reproduces without males—the first ...

The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the ...

A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

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Everyone at the party was praising love, calling it beautiful and benevolent. Diotima says this cannot be the case. Love is always of something. It is relational. We do not love what we possess; we ...

Gilbert White’s Natural History of Selborne is a true classic in that it has never been out of print since its first ...

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The Atari 2600 version of Donkey Kong isn't completely unplayable, although it's noticeably more limited and difficult to ...

It turns out color isn't just fashionable for guppies: According to a new UBC study, the more orange a male, the more virile it is. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

“The Big Bang Theory” became one of the most popular American comedies in China. But in 2014, the State Administration of ...

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