Because their relative isolation encourages speciation, oceanic islands are hotspots of biodiversity. Yet their relatively ...

Despite declining biodiversity around the world, some species are beating the odds and making comebacks. One such animal is ...

By Liz Kimbrough On Rábida Island in the Galápagos, where red-tinged beaches meet ancient lava formations, Mares’s leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi) is back. Once thought extinct on this island, ...

Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

The crested ibis' revival is a story of transnational cooperation between nations that historically haven't always seen eye ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also ...

Paleontologists in Germany have described a never-before-seen species of Jurassic marine reptile from 183 million years ago.

After the 1982-1983 El Niño warming event, the coral endemic to the Galápagos Islands experienced sharp population declines ...

A federal judge in Missoula determined this week that gray wolves in the western United States should be protected under the ...

Joint research has, for the first time, ascertained the composition of the intestinal microbiome of the indri, a critically ...

On Sept. 29, the FWS proposed to remove 23 animals species and one plant species from the ESA's list of protected species due to extinction. About 650 species in the U.S. have likely been lost to ...