The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story.

Due to surging temperatures and climate change, animals such as puffins, red squirrels, and hedgehogs face going extinct in the coming decades ...

People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is ...

A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.

Changes to size, teeth and ears in various rodents in Chicago found to be part of their adaptation to human development.

Despite the European Union's ban on the export of critically endangered European glass eels in 2010, the animals are still being illegally trafficked.

Conservation is often framed as a scientific or technical challenge — a matter of policies, protected areas and enforcement.

As the climate warms, scientists expect animals and plants to move to cooler areas—uphill, toward the poles, or into deeper waters. But in a surprising twist, scientists have found that over a third ...

The world's population is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in 2084 and then decline to 10.2 billion through the end of the ...

Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

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