Conservationists were cheering last week as US President Barack Obama signalled that he would take a fresh approach to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) compared with his predecessor. But evaluating ...

In recent years, about 40–50 per year. This chart is generated from my database and shows the number of new living mammal species described by year. By my count, there are currently 6602 recognized ...

LAKE MOHAVE — Nearly every detail of the soil bed beneath the water in the miles stretching up to Hoover Dam is discernible. Only wakes from boats and ripples from kayak paddles disturb the surface.

Mark Bond does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The IUCN has so far identified more than 48,600 species threatened with extinction worldwide, whice represents 28 percent of all the species assessed. Several threats to biodiversity are man-made: in ...

While I was at the Cape May Autumn Birding Festival, there was major chatter about a Swainson’s hawk spotted in the area, which excited all of us birders! But as I wondering how the heck people knew ...