Scientists have discovered that a widely recognized Amazonian antbird is not one, but five distinct species—including two ...

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible.

A study of changes to the habitats of more than 700 species reveals massive biodiversity loss—but also possibilities for restoration. "There is a lot of talk about deforestation and biodiversity loss ...

Earth’s vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there ...

Scientists estimate we’ve identified somewhere around one-tenth of all species on Earth — meaning for every species with a name, roughly nine more are waiting in an unsampled river or an unexplored ...

A five-day expedition in Madagascar's largest rainforest has rediscovered 21 of 30 targeted species, including a nearly 11-inch giant millipede that hadn't been documented by scientists since 1897.

Species are showing how flexible they are in adapting to climate change, believes earth scientist Raghu Murtugudde ...

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that with greater resource allocation, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss. European bison (Bison bonasus) are a conservation ...

Through the federal Building Canada Act, "projects of national interest" are being fast-tracked while hundreds of major resource projects are already under construction or planned in the next decade.

Mexico’s sundry landscapes have few parallels. Straddling the northern boundary of the Tropic of Cancer, the country boasts ...