Eelpouts are primarily bottom-dwelling species, found in deep trenches or around hydrothermal vents in some of the planet’s ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

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

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

Around 50,000 years ago, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna. Mammoths roamed the tundra, while towering ...

The study found that what is typically called the Nine-banded Armadillo is really four separate species. The armadillo found ...

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 ...

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

Work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado is helping save one of the most endangered ...

A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the ...

Red wolves once ranged far and wide across the U.S., helping them earn the nickname “America's wolf.” But there are now ...