The planet is on the cusp of triggering the sixth mass extinction event. Conserving a small percentage of land could make all ...

Four dozen tiny pupfish are swimming in a constructed habitat in a giant glass structure once meant to house humans.

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Cincinnati Zoo, and this article dives into its history and its legacy.

These peaceful places are home to many of the rarest creatures found nowhere else on Earth. More than 20 species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act and dozens more imperiled mammals, ...

From the dodo to the Tasmanian tiger, many majestic creatures have become extinct over the years. Now, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that 48,646 animals that ...

The idea of spending over 20 hours in an airplane seat might make you rethink booking that long-haul flight to Australia, but the rewards waiting down under far outweigh the trek. Australia's allure ...

As the COP15 nature summit in Montreal adopted a new global agreement to halt and reverse harm to the Earth's biodiversity, ...

Throughout the Western world, Madagascar is perhaps best known as a hot spot for wildlife, home to lemurs, chameleons, and other animals — a reputation popularized by movies like Madagascar and shows ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

With human activity having quite an effect on the Earth, many animal species have gone extinct. Fortunately, though, that ...

If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...