Bottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been condemned by ...

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, meters from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered ...

Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

The state of Florida has permitted university staff to “harass” burrowing owls in an attempt to clear out the land needed for ...

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Do you know what amphibian has the largest eggs? Read this article to find out that and more about the horned marsupial frog.

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Biodiversity is critical to maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Experts are stunned by comeback of near-extinct animals: 'A ...

The Explosive Growth of Renewable Energy The move towards renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydroelectric power ...

Jaguar have always disregarded national borders, but some threats are keeping the big cats contained within the territories that they inhabits. The spread of extensive monoculture plantations, illegal ...

A surprisingly trend was that we saw genetic diversity declining even among” many species that aren’t considered at risk, said co-author Catherine Grueber, a conservation biologist at the ...

Andy Thompson, DOC operations manager, told 1News the situation was "confronting" because of the scale of destruction, especially since the ... black-billed gulls are at risk and declining. Habitat ...