While most animals manage to avoid inbreeding through scent recognition or by leaving their packs, others (such as those ...

We test whether jewel cichlids make effective bait while chasing exotic and aggressive species.

Dozens of Mayan cichlids are turning up dead, leaving fish keepers and anglers searching for answers. Once thriving in warm, shallow waters, these colorful fighters are suddenly disappearing. Is it ...

Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient tree, a giant manta ray, a bright blue butterfly and a fairy lantern, to name a few.

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

The Trump administration is proposing to axe protections for some animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act. The administration argues that the current rules are too stringent and stifle ...

Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live. By Maxine Joselow and Catrin Einhorn Maxine Joselow reported from Washington and ...

Alimentary importance index (IAi) of food items of each of three Cichliform species in Mata de Itamacaoca, middle Munim River basin, Brazil.

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 ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...