New research has discovered 16 new desert grasshopper species, revealing their Ice Age-driven isolation and diversification.

The opossum is the only marsupial native to North America and can be found throughout the southern part of the United States.

It’s no secret that owls are a hot topic in the bird world. These birds of prey are fascinating, unique and rarely seen due ...

A fungus that has killed millions of bats across North America has arrived in Arizona, state wildlife officials announced on ...

Federal data only tells part of the story of how the global wildlife trade is fueling nature loss, a new study shows.

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.