Conservation charity Fauna & Flora has released its 2026 Species to Watch list, which spotlights some of the most endangered ...

In her report, Smith says researchers at the University of Oregon have uncovered new evidence suggesting a site in southern ...

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...

For one thing, a lot of social ills are on the decline. In May, it was reported that drug overdose deaths had dropped to ...

From a "decoy" bill to a statewide election of schoolchildren, this is how the Florida panther became the official state ...

Yuka on display in frozen conditions at the Yakutsk State Museum in Moscow. Credit: Valeri Plotnikov. In 2010, researchers in northeastern Siberia stumbled upon a genetic goldmine: the remarkably well ...

In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species that evolution also involved a return trip. Dozens ...

A fish species thought to be extinct has suddenly been found in a small pond in Bolivia. The rare seasonal killifish, Moema claudiae, has not been recorded in the wild for more than 20 years and its ...