A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny ...

A Brazilian study published in the journal Ecography indicates that the biodiversity of anuran amphibians (toads and frogs) ...

I’ve recently been in the throes of helping to organize a BioBlitz for my local land trust, the Great Works Regional Land ...

Critters that dine on flesh and waste also consume the animal’s DNA. That genetic material is helping scientists detect and ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator for the Biodiversity Institute, shows local K-6 students a Western hognose snake in the UW Biodiversity Center. The students helped create and build naturalistic ...

Earth is home to millions of discovered species of plants and animals with many more yet to be known. They all play vital roles in each other, their ecosystems, and the planet's overall health and ...

New research analyzing more than 3,000 tropical forest sites reveals that areas with fewer seed-dispersing animals store up to four times less carbon than forests with healthy wildlife populations.

Prehistoric rock art site in northeast Zimbabwe showing a variety of large animals including elephant and rhino. Image ...

Cattle ranching is the biggest driver of tropical deforestation, but it is also a key livelihood for nearly 1 billion ...

"It helps us find fragments of rainforest that we maybe didn't know existed." ...

It starts with setting up big bug traps in two of the city’s most iconic parks.

The arctic fox completely swaps its dark summer coat for a snow-white one when winter is coming. The kidney garden spider ...