California’s sea otters were once hunted to the brink of extinction. We can thank conservation laws like the Endangered Species Act for there being a few thousand of them floating and paddling ...

A species of whale native to the Gulf of Mexico whose population have dwindled to less than 100 were listed as endangered on Friday under the federal Endangered Species Act, but conservationists say ...

A sandhill crane bends down in a northern Ohio marsh. Sandhill cranes are one of hundreds of species that are endangered in Ohio. Fifty years after the Endangered Species Act was passed, Ohio’s ...

Sep. 18, 2023 — Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena are investigating the previously largely unknown biosynthetic pathway that leads to the formation of ...

BAKERSFIELD -- An endangered species of fox that has surfaced on a Central Valley college campus is providing proof that one of the biggest weapons against climate change is maintaining ...

Sep. 25, 2023 — A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction, akin to when the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years ..

This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Parasitic, elusive, and emitting an overwhelming odor of putrefying flesh, Rafflesia—often called ...

Rafflesia, which smells like rotting flesh, is facing habitat loss. By Laura Baisas | Published Sep 25, 2023 2:15 PM EDT As their giant petals open, the blooming of flowers in the genus Rafflesia ...

During the evening hours in the San Rafael Valley of southern Arizona, a yellow and black amphibian crawls out of its aquatic home and searches close to the ground for dinner, possibly worms ...

For the last 12 years, World Rhino Day has been celebrated on Sept. 22 to raise awareness and to help save the species from extinction. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, at the start of ...

With only two living females left, the partnership will contribute to the genetic recovery of the northern white rhino from complete extinction. Colossal developed a pioneering toolkit for the ...

During the evening hours in the San Rafael Valley of southern Arizona, a yellow and black amphibian crawls out of its aquatic home and searches close to the ground for dinner, possibly worms ...