The rare slider skink is an elusive species of reptile, found only in Australia. It's only the second of its kind to be ...

Baleen whales don’t have teeth. Instead, they use baleen, a filtering system that lets the largest animals on Earth feed on ...

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...

UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill.

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly ...

A mammal that weighs about as much as a sugar cube sounds like a myth, right? Well, it might’ve been one, until a tiny new ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...

A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after ...

When you consider animals that have a lot of teeth, sharks are likely to be the first ones that come to mind, since they can ...

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in ...

Biogas made from dairy and pig manure has long been an energy source non grata for environmental groups across the country.