Given the option of saving the iconic monarch butterfly or a giant slug, what would you choose? As more species are pushed to the brink of extinction, humans will have to decide the winners and losers of the animal kingdom.

The mammals are coming from Namibia in a deal that has been in negotiations since 2020.

We all know these busy insects are good for crops and biodiversity, but proof is emerging that they are also clever, sentient and unique beings

Elon Musk on Friday announced his intention to back out of the purchase of the social media platform.

New research finds that turtles in the wild age slowly and have long lifespans, and identifies several species that essentially don't age at all.

Garter snakes can consume amazingly toxic prey. This article is a fascinating insight into this harmless,charming little snakes diet.

A pair of bald eagles near Nanaimo, B.C., have adopted a baby red-tailed hawk and are raising it alongside their own eaglet. But while the hawk is now part of the eagles’ family, it could have just as easily been their dinner.

Researchers modeled how investing in environmental conservation and protection can help San Mateo County adapt to rising seas. The findings provide incentives for policymakers to prioritize nature-based approaches when planning for sea-level rise.

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Barrett Friesen steers a motorboat toward the shore of Lake Powell, with the Glen Canyon Dam towering overhead. Pale “bathtub rings” line the canyon’s rocky face, starkly illustrating how water levels have slumped in the second-largest U.S.

Some animal neuropeptides have been around longer than nervous systems.

Electric organs help electric fish, such as the electric eel, do all sorts of amazing things: They send and receive signals that are akin to bird songs.

Genetic tests have revealed that a seagrass meadow in WA's Shark Bay is actually a giant clone of itself, and is estimated to be at least 4,500 years old.

The age of the ancient alerce tree is more than 5,000 years.

Some could be lost forever, while others could live in areas difficult to reach

While we’ve been farming for around 10,000 to 12,000 years, the ancestors of ants have been doing it for around 60 million years. So when, and how, and why did ants start … farming?

The global bee population could be endangered by a newly discovered deadly virus, a leading scientist has warned.

Losing pollinators in the UK alone could add more than € 2.3 billion a year to food bills, warns charity Buglife.

Species unknown to science could be hiding in this gaping hole.

At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world's so-called cold-blooded creatures.