In North America, trained dogs inspect watercraft to detect invasive mussels before they catch a ride to new waters. Dogs ...

U.S. bird populations are experiencing alarming declines due to factors such as habitat loss and climate change, according to ...

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

State of the Birds report identifies 112 "tipping point" species — those that have lost more than half their populations in ...

A new species of Antarctic fish has been discovered that highlights how fragile the underwater ecosystem really is.

Archie, a Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens southern white rhino, has died of cancer at 55 after stint as his species' oldest male ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

Coloradan Tina Jackson's one-year probationary period as a federal employee was set to end on March 10. But three weeks ago, ...

Sea ducks such as Common eiders, grassland birds such as Western meadowlarks and Lark buntings, and forest species such as ...

Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about ...

An ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species, called Clavusodens mcginnisi, while collecting ...

Xander Robin's SXSW-premiering documentary is like a real-life version of Peacock's 'Killing It,' which makes more sense if ...