Laura Torrent did not know that the tiny brown bat she caught in early 2024 would become a global milestone for biodiversity ...

The Eastern hellbender ( Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t nearly as fearsome as its name implies. They’re actually somewhat cute, if you can get past the salamander’s slimy, mucousy skin that’s ...

Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as ...

Best available science or best possible? Conservationists say the latter could mean doom for many species on the brink.

The project is the first new subsea human station of its kind. It is also the first underwater habitat to be classified by ...

To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed ...

A decades-long collaboration is giving Central California’s dwindling coho salmon population a fighting chance.

To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

A new global synthesis published today in Nature Reviews Biodiversity reveals how seabirds act as powerful connectors between ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America.

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...