Two key coral reefs in Florida are “functionally extinct” following the 2023 heatwave, warns a new scientific study.

Many Michiganders notice mussels throughout rivers and streams, but are they aware of the organisms living on the shells? Madison Dunlap, a Biology graduate student at Central Michigan University, has ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals. Paleontologists aren’t easily deterred by evolutionary dead ends or a sparse fossil ...

Endangered water voles in Wales are being fed edible glitter in a bid to save them from extinction. Once commonly found across south Wales, water voles are now effectively extinct in all but a few ...

In a significant step for conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the eastern hellbender salamander as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA ...

California lawmakers are advancing a measure to empower the state to bypass federal decisions and list endangered species under emergency state protections. What supporters hail as a safeguard against ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

Galaxy frogs are endangered by flash photography, handling, and habitat disruption. Learn how tourism is harming this fragile ...