One of the proposals would require regulators to consider economic factors when designating a threatened species.

In a protected corner of the Peruvian Amazon, scientists have finally named a giant tree that hid in plain sight for 40 years ...

A plant that had been deemed extinct in Canada for more than 40 years has been rediscovered in Southern Ontario thanks to ...

In the north of Italy, high up on a rocky cliff face, a casual observation has revealed one of the greatest discoveries of ...

A fish species not recorded in the wild for more than 20 years was rediscovered in Bolivia, providing a boost for ...

Before modern humans spread across the globe, Earth was already losing enormous predators and strange megafauna to climate ...

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

The floor of the Cueva de Mono, a cave in the Dominican Republic, is a gruesome graveyard. For thousands of years, it served ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

It all began with the discovery of ancient owl pellets – a gross but normal part of their digestion where they essentially ...

Some animals seem out of place at first glance. Sometimes that can be chalked up to the limits of imagination, but other ...

Bones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies thousands of years ago, scientists report in a first-of-its-kind ...