The tale of a young orphan who finds herself looking after a fluffy, sharp-toothed alien is a more faithful transposition than Disney remakes of their older animated classics tend to be.

A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after ...

and an acceleration in assessing currently ignored species.” The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, he notes, has a bias toward vertebrates, which make up less than 6% of the Earth’s named ...

Once native to New York, these four fish no longer live here according to a recently updated list of imperiled species compiled by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. DEC’s ...

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Said to grow in South America and Africa, the ya-te-veo is a massive carnivorous plant that makes the Venus flytrap look like an herbivore. According to folklore, this legendary cryptid is a "terrible ...

Again, I totally love Ann, and I love that we got a Southeast Asian protagonist in a great show. She had a gorgeous arc over the course of the show, and I loved seeing her grow into a more ...

Most species on the brink of extinction are on the list because there is almost no place left for them to live. Their habitats have been paved over, burned, or transformed. Habitat protection is ...

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species. A federal proposal is publishing Wednesday for the Fish Lake Valley tui chub. Environmentalists ...

The raccoon has long held our fascination, admiration, and even our disdain. Perhaps no other animal has been as associated ...

A top 20 ranking of the spots families can’t wait to revisit. Read through this gallery to discover the destinations that ...