Ecology A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what... A citizen quest to find sea stars along the San Diego coast can help scientists better understand biodiversity The final week of the year will bring low tides to San Diego's coastline, giving... The secret world of plants living in our limestone pavements Anyone out winter walking in the Yorkshire dales will probably be familiar with the dramatic... Florida sea turtle conservation success story faces a new threat Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females' slow yet determined scooch onto... Could captive breeding save this vanishing Everglades bird? South Florida water managers approved a breeding program for an endangered Everglades sparrow that for... Morphological evidence supporting four giraffe species classifications The University of Cape Town, along with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, have conducted a large-scale... Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an... Conservationists call for fox-free zones to protect the Parma wallaby The creation of more fox-free safe havens and greater collaboration between government and landowners is... How do you 'grow' an endangered starfish? Scientists are finding out For the last decade, California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that... Two endangered Florida predators found dead two days apart: 35 have been killed this year Two highly endangered Florida panthers were found dead from vehicle strikes only two days apart,... How monkeys recognize snakes so quickly Dr. Nobuyuki Kawai from Nagoya University in Japan has found that the rapid detection of... Study of chimps cracking nuts shows some are much better at it than others A team of anthropologists at the University of Oxford's School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography,... Climate change is making plants less nutritious—that could already be hurting animals that are grazers More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend... Whales can live way longer than scientists thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live... Where squirrels collide: Are Minnesota's southern flying squirrels overtaking their northern cousins? Forest researchers in north-central Minnesota are bringing the little-analyzed world of an elusive night creature... Older posts
