Conservation
10,000-Year-Old Rare Prairie Land and Rusty Patched Bumblebee Threatened by Airport Construction in Illinois
Sightings of an endangered bee species have temporarily stopped construction, which is set to resume November 1
Zoo's Historic Newborn Tamarin Twins Cling to Mom, Doing What Healthy Babies Do
Keepers worked with breeding parents Lola and Coco, who soon “become very interested in each other”
The South African Town Where Penguins Rule
A colony of 1,000 breeding pairs of African penguins nests on the beaches and in the gardens of Simon's Town
What Does the Future Hold for the Joshua Tree?
The beloved desert denizen is feeling the heat
Biologists Rescue Unborn Baby Sharks at Fish Markets
Scientists are collecting egg cases from recently caught pregnant sharks, raising the babies and releasing them into the wild
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker and 22 Other Species Declared Extinct
Many organisms included in the latest declaration were feared to be lost long before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was first passed
Ode to an Orca
A photographer takes the plunge into forbidding waters off Norway for an extraordinary encounter with orcas
North America's Oldest Polar Bear Living in Captivity Dies at 36 Years Old
Snow Lilly, who died at age 36, resided at the Milwaukee County Zoo for almost 16 years after arriving there in 2005
Thousands of Years of Inbreeding May Have Saved This Flightless Parrot From Extinction
The Kākāpō had fewer mutations in its genome despite a small genetic pool and long history of isolation due to a previous near-extinction event
This Tiny, Endangered Fish Stopped Construction of a Federal Dam in 1975. Now, the Species Has Finally Recovered
The snail darter is no longer in threat of extinction and can be removed from the Endangered Species List
Iconic Portrait of French Chemist and His Wife Once Looked Entirely Different
Jacques-Louis David's 1789 painting originally depicted Antoine and Marie Anne Lavoisier as wealthy elites, not modern scientists
Endangered Wild Dogs Rely on Diverse Habitat to Survive Around Lions
A new study shows that bramble and brush help the canines avoid attacks by the big cats, and may offer clues about where to reintroduce the dogs
From Supercomputers to Fire-Starting Drones, These Tools Help Fight Wildfires
As climate change worsens wildfires in the West, agencies are tapping into new technologies to keep up with the flames
Despite a Century of Protection, This Island Suffers Critical Loss in Biodiversity
The Barro Colorado bird community has lost about a quarter of its species over time
The Audubon Mural Project Brings Threatened Birds Back to New York City
From purple finches to whiskered screech owls, artists are expanding a colorful flock of public artworks in Upper Manhattan
The Unexpected Beauty, Benefits and Diversity of the Mosquito, the World's Most Hated Insect
While some are a nuisance, others working as nighttime pollinators may be critically important to a functioning ecosystem
You Can Now Explore an Underwater Sculpture Museum in the Mediterranean
Artist Jason deCaires Taylor placed 93 statues of people and plants in a submerged "forest" off the coast of Cyprus
Two New Scimitar-Horned Oryx Calves Born Through Improved Methods of Artificial Insemination
The assisted reproduction method will help with population management efforts of these critically endangered species and their rewilding
Seven Reasons to Be Optimistic About the World's Oceans
The health of the ocean is under threat, but these good-news stories deserve attention too
Climate Change Poised to Push Emperor Penguins to the Brink of Extinction
Study estimates 98 percent of colonies will be quasi-extinct by 2100 unless the world drastically reduces its greenhouse gas emissions
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