The Endangered Species Act, however, goes way beyond. The act also protects animals of growing rarity the average person never heard of, birds people know little about, and plants with names they ...

While exploring the field, I was lucky to capture this rare owlfly (Libelloides macaronius) resting among the tall grass. With wings that look like a mix between a dragonfly and a butterfly, this ...

New research shows most Hawaiian forest birds carry avian malaria, fueling widespread transmission and raising extinction risks for native wildlife.

Avian malaria is spreading across Hawaiʻi in a way scientists didn’t fully grasp until now: nearly every forest bird species can help keep the disease alive. Researchers found the parasite at 63 of 64 ...

A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts ...

Barring a big change, monarchs that shelter along California’s coast every winter will almost certainly die out within about 50 years.

The curious minds at What If discover the world if giant insects never went extinct, revealing ecosystems, predation, and evolutionary dominance.

As if the largest bug to ever live — a monster nearly 9 feet long with several dozen legs — wasn’t terrifying enough, scientists could only just imagine what the extinct beast’s head looked like. That ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Presumed extinct for nearly a century, one of the world’s rarest insects was quietly clinging to life in a place no one expected. Then in 2001, an unlikely discovery stunned the scientific community.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from ...