What makes a genus real? Scientists use tree bats to evaluate a testable '2 Sigma Genus Concept'

Dr. Amy Baird, Professor of Biology at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), and her colleagues are seeking to change the attitude of biologists toward the meaning of taxonomic categories above ...

Where did the Phoenix heat wave come from and when will it end?

The hot weather is a health risk for people, but it's also bad news for the region's snowpack and could trigger an earlier ...

How AI deep learning is helping scientists protect California's coastal ecosystems

Researchers at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability have developed the most high-resolution statewide maps ...