Extreme heat waves, driven by climate change, are resulting in mass animal die-offs, disrupting reproduction, and pushing ...

The investigation in eastern Valencia began several months ago when officers saw a listing on an internet site offering ...

It’s the ominous slogan for “Hotel California,” an iconic fictional lodging dreamed up by the Eagles in 1976. One of the rock ...

The sailback houndshark, 𝐺𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑖, is one of the world's rarest sharks, described in the late 1970s ...

Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern ...

Najin and Fatu, the two remaining northern white rhinos, on March 20, 2018 at the ol-Pejeta conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya. News of the recovery of an extinct species in the form of howling, ivory ...

Of all the grim capitalist crimes against American animals (and there is competition), among them are the 1840s extinction of our northern hemisphere penguin, the great auk, and an 1886 sale in ...

Sixty-six million years ago, Earth’s balance shifted in a single strike. The asteroid impact set off firestorms, blocked out ...

Many causes can contribute to the extinction of a species. Luckily, these animals once thought on the brink of extinction are making a comeback. Here's how.

Changing the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act would remove habitat modifications and imperil vulnerable species.

Gene editing’s real value is not in re-creating copies of long-extinct species like dire wolves, but instead using it to recover ones in trouble now.