The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Reindeer are a keystone species in the Arctic. Discover how their grazing habits keep ptarmigans fed through the winter.

From tiny penguins to large polar bears, these creatures must find ways to survive in the harshest environments of the planet ...

Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is ...

From a grain sized mussel hiding in drowned cypress wood to a tiny squirrel that could sit in your hand, the new species described in 2024 show that our planet still holds many surprises. Scientists ...

It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.

PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Law enforcement agencies from 134 countries seized a record number of illegally traded live animals between September and October, underlining a growing demand for exotic ...

In 2016, Indonesia forestry police officials seized evidence of rare animal skins. Credit: Jefta Images/Future Publishing via Getty Images Whether people realize it or not, traces of the global ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals appeared. Using advanced molecular dating and gene transfer analysis, ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...