Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens ...

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Genetic sequencing research led by the Federal University of Pará charts a route for protecting Amazonian species. Focused on ...

The Rio Grande cooter faces significant threats from oil and gas operations in Texas and New Mexico, as well as climate ...

About the size of a half-dollar, the tiny painted river terrapin hatchling - a critically endangered species - at the ...

When scientists finally measured the most powerful bite ever recorded, the winner wasn’t T. rex. It was something far older, ...

A fossilized dinosaur egg discovered in central India has turned out to be even stranger than it first appeared. Inside the ...

From bold foxes to gregarious birds, animals’ personalities are increasingly being seen as crucial to conservation efforts.

The whales have fared better than last winter, when they gave birth to only 11 calves, according to NOAA data. The whales have reached 20 calves only twice since 2010, and they gave birth to no calves ...

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to ...