As the new year draws closer, many families are looking for simple, yet nourishing ways to recover from the mountain ...

The human population explosion, soaring from 1.6 billion to over 6 billion during the 20 th century, has had a profound impact on global environments and biodiversity. However, large mammalian ...

For most, animal dung may appear unassuming. But Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun, a molecular ecologist at the University of Bath, couldn’t disagree more. Rather, she views animal dung as “an incredible ...

People opt to eat a vegetarian or vegan diet for all sorts of reasons. Often ethical, moral, religious or environmental considerations are key factors. But a new, massive analysis hammers home that ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

Reap the benefits of embracing your inner herbivore. Oct. 8, 2014— -- intro: Even if you're not interested in becoming a vegetarian or vegan, there are plenty of reasons to up your intake of ...

Geographic isolation is the first step in insect herbivore diet specialization. Such specialization is postulated to increase insect fitness, but may simultaneously reduce insect ability to colonize ...

Although scientists often worry most about the loss of the world’s predators, a comprehensive new study finds that plant-eating herbivores are the animals most at risk of extinction. About one in four ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A University of Arizona study has uncovered a surprising relationship between an animal's body temperature and its likelihood of evolving into an herbivore. The study, published Monday in the journal ...

Female northern white rhinos Fatu, right, and Najin, left, the last two northern white rhinos on the planet, are fed some carrots by a ranger in their enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in Kenya.