These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

In conservation, the term "flagship species" is used to refer to animals that represent something bigger, like an entire ecosystem. For example, the polar bear represents the Arctic, sea turtles serve ...

Imagine stumbling across a tiny creature darting across the African underbrush, its nose twitching and legs pumping like a ...

Fungi might not have the best reputation but are essential for our survival. With many species at risk, scientists say it is ...

Guest Opinion. The Dire Wolf is said to have become extinct about 10,000 years ago. It was a true North American carnivore, unlike the Eurasian wolf that we have today. Its prey was bison, horses, ...

Reproductive scientist Gabriela Mastromonaco on the impossibility of truly reviving extinct species, the dangerous ...