Researchers collected 14 specimens from the west African coast, including one from a market in Ghana, and confirmed the species had been misidentified for decades.

Researchers are looking at an invasive species of algae along the Atlantic coast as a possible reason for mercury in the food chain.

Scientists question what such a major change in a keystone species may have not only for the species, but for their entire ecosystem. The post Why Do Lions Have Manes?

The beaver is a keystone species that affects habitat structure and dynamics through the damming and diverting of streams, and the felling of trees and other woody vegetation.

Called Homo juluensis, or “big head,” this species could help piece together missing info about humanity around the late Middle Pleistocene.

Keystone Mission appeared to formally close its facility at the former Thomas C. Thomas building at 90 E. Union Street on Thursday. The mission’s closure was announced last month and accompanies ...

Scientists have discovered four new species of pseudoscorpions, blind cave-dwelling arachnids with dragon-like jaws. The subterranean creatures were found deep inside caves in South Korea by Kyung ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance cryogenically preserved 18 endangered Nutall's scrub oak trees in the Frozen Zoo.

Otter & Co. Capital Holdings acquires Keystone Construction to boost profits and expand the Chesterfield firm's Midwest market footprint.

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and learn what they really are.

Beavers, a keystone species, shape ecosystem and benefit wildlife. Dams store and release water to control downstream flooding. Beaver wetlands filter water, trap silt, and remove toxins.