Most people's encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children's media, like "Zoboomafoo" or "Madagascar." However, most people don't know that lemurs play an ...

Blending livelihood strategies based on what works at different times in specific environments has been key to human survival ...

We made signs asking folks to store their footwear in tents, vehicles, or bear boxes. Now? The ... stash is up to 32,” ...

Analysis - The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and Madagascar. Since 2006, every plant species ever documented in ...

A geoscience study uncovered zircon evidence pointing to the possible remains of the lost continent of Lemuria under the ...

Two new lodges are hoping to help protect pristine pockets of a country where the unique wildlife is under threat ...

Watch a tenrec take a dust bath in a tiny tub and find out how this unusual hygiene habit helps with grooming, scenting, and ...

Bubonic plague is typically spread by fleas living on animals such as rats, prairie dogs and marmots. If an infected flea ...

The World Heritage Committee, at its 47th session currently taking place in Paris, France, has decided to remove the ...

A peculiar fossil egg, dubbed \"The Thing,\" discovered decades ago in Antarctica, has been identified as belonging to a ...

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