The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

“It’s a pretty exciting time in fungal conservation,” said Allen, mycologist for NatureServe, a hub for biodiversity data throughout North America. In that role, Allen is helping accelerate and ...

Olympic curling’s raging controversy, with Canadians in the unusual role of foul-mouthed villains, seems to have been put on ice. The special umpires summoned into action on Saturday to watch for the ...

At times in the decades since cementing itself as a coffee city, Seattle hasn’t quite lived up to that reputation. This is not one of those times. At this point, great coffee is ...

As much as we'd like to, it's nearly impossible to avoid plastic packaging in grocery stores. But there are some clever ways to reuse those containers.

As snow powers the Winter Olympics, you probably underestimate the simple snowflake. For starters, snow isn't technically white.