Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

"The more those animal populations are pushed toward extinction, the more the people involved will suffer." Authorities ...

Douglas McIntyre and David Callaway, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, discuss the alarming prediction that human ...

Colossal Biosciences raises hype over the return of a lost species, but some scientists dispute this and their overall agenda ...

When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring ...

Researchers analyzed fossils and DNA to get a big-picture view of sloth evolution and determine what drove their immense size ...

A reference genome of the near-extinct northern white rhinoceros can indicate the quality of rhino stem cells that can ...

In the last decade, report after report has warned that the Arctic is heating up faster than ever, cities are scorching, the ...

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species. A federal proposal was issued ...

President Donald Trump’s Fish and Wildlife Service recommended that the Fish Lake Valley tui chub be listed under the ...