A new study has revealed that the forces creating mountain ranges can also drive species diversity and the evolution of life.

Protecting animals against environmental changes, poachers, and other dangers is vital yet challenging work. And in recent ...

Snakes are among the most diverse and ecologically significant reptiles, inhabiting a wide range of environments worldwide.

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Human ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...

If ants are so successful out in nature, why do they so often turn up in our homes and even upper-level apartments? And what ...

A listing of Glitzenstein's legal victories reads like an animal alphabet, with entries ranging from "charismatic megafauna" ...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that the critically endangered regent honeyeater faces hidden genetic ...

A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of ...

Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the ...

Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only are the numbers of species declining, but the composition of ...

Residents of the Attica/Williamsport area may have noticed logging work underway in the Shawnee Bottoms Preserve in the past ...