Invasive species cost the North American economy $26 billion a year. By outcompeting local plants or animals, invaders reduce ...

Decades of efforts to eradicate invasive smallmouth bass from a midsized Adirondack lake have led to a surprising result: The ...

Recent advancements in genetic engineering have made it possible for scientists to revive species on the brink of extinction.

Surveillance data collected over a 10-year period showed a substantial increase in the incidence of invasive GAS disease among US patients across 10 states.

In the 1940s and 50s, cowboys carried a stick to treat cattle infested with screwworms. The stick was used to scrape the ...

Carpenter recommends lemongrass as a safe active ingredient in mosquito sprays, and this is a popular choice that fits that ...

Basel Zoo has announced the successful breeding of endangered Edward pheasants, black-and-white jays and bald ibises. The young animals hatched betwe ...

Thirty years after wolves were brought back from near extinction in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the state of Idaho is back in ...

Have you ever wondered what the largest snake in North America is? Perhaps you’re interested in snake facts or curious to see ...

How smallmouth bass turned the tables on Cornell scientists trying to eradicate them from a lake in the Adirondacks over a 25 ...

The amazing rainfall we have received in the last few weeks has really increased the population of the mosquitoes. It is hard to work outside or sit on the porch, ...

Piping plovers are also probably the best known of the federally endangered or threatened animal and plant species in Connecticut. There are others.