Disturbing a desert tortoise in its native habitat is not only risky for the tortoise, it's illegal, state officials say.

In the rodent family tree, deer mice separated from the ancestors of house mice and rats about 25 million years ago. By some ...

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Discover why Death Valley is the hottest place in the U.S., with record-breaking temperatures and unique geography. Learn ...

Explore 10 rare animals in India and the national parks where they thrive, from snow leopards in Ladakh to Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest.

Turtles may look slow and quiet, but they’re actually some of the oldest animals on Earth. They’ve been around for over 200 ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small ...

Arizona is known for our snakes, but do they swim in lakes? Unfortunately, yes. These are the four most snake-infested lakes ...

A call to curtail water usage for agriculture to protect the tui chub has Esmeralda County residents fighting to protect what ...

Environmentalists have long urged officials to enact a design that does not require damaging a natural area at the edge of ...

A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.

The average person can easily spot lichens in the woods, yet few scientists have studied the species. Now the Smokies are a ...