Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

The winners of the Mangrove Photography Awards shed light on the ecologically valuable but highly threatened coastal ecosystems ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s assault on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, researchers made a heartbreaking ...

For the cover of this, the third annual Creature Comforts special issue, we hope you enjoy the artistic take on a 1955 image ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny ...

The birds are known to thrive in urban settings on the continent, and urban rewilding organisation Citizen Zoo is conducting ...

Seismic waves from an earthquake in eastern Russia hit Death Valley, shaking up a critically endangered desert fish ...

Gardeners often view weeds as enemies to be eradicated. However, many plants typically labeled as “weeds” actually offer significant benefits to your garden and surroundings. These so-called nuisances ...

Susan Mathison co-founded the New England-based grassroots nonprofit CommonManForUkraine.org in 2022, serves as president of ...

The Wreck.' Inspired by the USS Kittiwake, the habitat is currently home to wreck-loving Lookdowns (Selene vomer).

University of Maryland geophysicist Nicholas Schmerr and Smithsonian Senior Scientist Emeritus Thomas R. Watters identified ...