The martens, members of the weasel family, were once hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods infested with spruce budworm, a voracious forest pest that killed millions of ...

Some plants display animal-like behaviors. Sundew hunts insects. Skunk cabbage generates heat. Witchweed steals nutrients. Mirror orchid mimics insects. Rafflesia smells like rotting flesh. Toothwort ...

The rare alpine tree frog (Litoria verreauxii alpina) is fighting against the lethal chytrid fungus by breeding faster.

BLOOMINGTON – Sycamore Land Trust, a nonprofit conservation organization that protects 11,727 acres in southern Indiana, is ...

In a landmark move to preserve urban biodiversity, forest officials in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, have launched a special ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro ...

An unusual couple of nesters has attracted the attention of Portland-area birders drawn to a story about the peculiarities of nature.

A new genetic study could help saolas survive by enabling better searches through environmental DNA. But some experts fear they may be extinct already.

Residents warn a massive school project could destroy trees, wildlife, and a vital stream; city insists it’s legal and ...

Scientists have uncovered a mathematical pattern in species distribution, offering new insights into biodiversity and ...

Paleontologists discovered the oldest ant species on the planet, 113 million years old and with scythe-shaped jaws.