Apr. 1, 2025 — Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

Scientists in Canada found some insects “sunning themselves” on plants, analyzed their DNA and discovered a new species. Photo from MacDonald, Dupuis, Glasier, Sissons, Moehrenschlager ...

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The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species ...

The Trump administration proposed changing the interpretation of the Endangered Species Act to allow developers to alter the habitats of endangered species like panthers, sea turtles and owls ...

Few things are known about the rest of its anatomy. Most of the information we have comes from scientists studying the stomach contents of other, larger species that consider the glass octopus their ...

To prevent extinctions, we need to start addressing the big gaps in our national threatened species list, argues Hugh Possingham, the Biodiversity Council’s Co-chief Councillor. Ninety-seven per cent ...

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained ...

A Trump official is coming after the real menace plaguing America: those gosh-darn freeloaders moping around the endangered species list. On Monday, interior secretary Doug Burgum suggested that ...