Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

The Campus Health Clinic Scorecard — Wildlife Edition is the Center’s ranking of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and gender-empowerment options offered on college campuses, as ...

Ocean waters cover three-quarters of the globe and are vast, mostly undiscovered havens for mysterious and diverse life. But the open oceans are also a free-for-all, barely regulated or policed.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

A perennial herb, the Florida brickell-bush is found exclusively in South Florida's pine rockland territory, specifically on the Miami Rock Ridge on the edges of Everglades National Park. At maturity ...

Wilson’s phalaropes are dainty shorebirds best known for their spectacular congregations at large salt lakes in the U.S. West, as well as for their clever feeding behavior and unusual mating system.

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Large urban and agricultural developments and their infrastructure can be major barriers to all kinds of wildlife, from fish and frogs to mountain lions and elk. Without proper planning, they can lead ...

Every day we add 227,000 more people to the planet — and the UN predicts human population will surpass 11 billion by the end of the century. As the world's population grows, so do its demands for ...

Bats, those unique and magnificent mammals of the air, might be the last creatures you'd associate with the deep, vast ocean. But as that ocean becomes ever deeper and vaster through accelerating ...

The rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, called the lesser prairie chicken, is known for the males' elaborate calls and showy displays of reddish-orange air sacs while they perform mating dances on ...