Scientists probing the bottom of the Pacific Ocean made a surprising discovery: animals living underneath the seafloor in an area with volcanic activity. Giant tubeworms, which are known as the ...

Life exists in all the cracks and crevices of the world. The discovery of a first-of-its-kind habitat on the Pacific Ocean floor simply perpetuates the fact. New research found a whole ecosystem of ...

Reindeer are a keystone species in the Arctic. Discover how their grazing habits keep ptarmigans fed through the winter.

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Feeding wild animals might seem like a harmless act of kindness, but it often carries serious and unintended consequences.

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Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.