Since the late 1800s, koala numbers have declined dramatically, but it is not only their numbers that are disappearing. A ...

Farming has caused a 44% decline in insect species and a 30% loss in evolutionary diversity, according to a JMU study.

"Butterflies form an integral part of an ecologically functioning web of life." Study exposes chain reaction that could send ...

A recent groundbreaking study has radically altered our understanding of human evolution. Homo sapiens, traditionally thought ...

Agriculture's impact on insect diversity is more severe than previously thought, according to a new study from the ...

Animals that rely exclusively on parthenogenesis to reproduce, like the flowerpot snake, are called obligate parthenogens, ...

The Trump administration has proposed changing the interpretation of the Endangered Species Act to allow developers to alter the habitats of endangered species such as panthers, sea turtles, and owls.

Forestry based on logging monocultures on short rotations will always have a place, as will set-asides that serve as ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

A proposed rule would narrow the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act and could open the door to more mining, construction and other activities.

The six pups were born on Earth Day in April to parents Cirilla and Buckeye as part of a preservation program for the species ...