The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and ...

As of mid-June, biologists in Texas have documented 383 Kemp’s ridley turtle nests — breaking the previous record of 353 set ...

An impulse to probe the existential mysteries of life inspired Francis Crick to unlock the structure of DNA, posits ...

The Central Polk Parkway East would pass through land that contains the endangered blushing scrub mint plant, advocates say. It's found only in Polk County.

Bangladesh is attempting to conserve and nurture five critically endangered flora species to ensure their healthy population in nature. Currently, these plants are present only in some specific ...

Crocodile populations in Jamaica have been decimated, due to habitat loss and poaching. One man created a crocodile sanctuary to help to bring the species back.

Cryopreserving plants, animals to support endangered species around the globe The CryoBioBank at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden stores nearly 300 species of plants and about 90 species of ...

SINGAPORE – The sea trumpet tree and queen coralbead vine are among four species featured in a new set of stamps that showcase critically endangered native coastal plants. The stamp series ...

DENVER — After nearly 50 years of being considered a threatened species, a Colorado cactus was removed from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants — a result of conservation ...

When law makers discuss protecting endangered species, they mostly think about protecting mammals. Yet, S.C.'s diverse plant population is also threatened.

The Endangered Species Act saved the American peregrine falcon from extinction. An “update” to the law could jeopardize such successes.