Construction started this week on new aquatic invasive species check gates at the Bloedel Donovan Park boat launch on Lake Whatcom. The gates will enable the inspection of boats even during the ...

"We thought that maybe we should investigate." Scientists make incredible discovery after studying daily habits of humble ...

Animal careers are way more creative—and sometimes wild—than most people expect. While veterinary work and zookeeping are the usual go-tos, there are some lesser-known roles that offer surprising ways ...

Of the 26 scat samples that yielded DNA, the method was able to correctly identify individual foxes with an accuracy of 94.5–99.5% when comparing multiple samples from the same animal. The technique ...

Scientists from the Smithsonian have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individual animals and collect other ...

Authorities in Gandia, Spain, uncovered 20 black-breasted leaf turtles (Geoemyda spengleri) — a protected species — during a ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funded the initial study, worried about declining populations on the West Coast. But at the Great Salt Lake, the survey found 5,500 plovers, more than double the ...

Humans can be trained to identify the eggs of the invasive spotted lanternfly. But it’s not easy. The mottled gray color of ...

For the last 10,000 years, thousands of species have perished from the Holocene extinction event, which is still ongoing.

Scientists found that the mercury levels in Eastern mud snails were two to three times higher when near an invasive species of algae.

Due to the threat they pose to agriculture, the Department of Agriculture imposed a quarantine on spotted lanternflies across ...

Scientific research and personal experiences are shaping our understanding of fish and invertebrate minds. Are we ready to ...