Australia still has many small mammal species that haven’t been formally described. Unless we identify and name them, they remain invisible in conservation policy. Taxonomic research like this is ...

Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different ...

A new U.S. proposal could give all eight pangolin species Endangered Species Act protection for the first time.

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

Every year, the subterranean Formosan termites flock to outdoor evening lights on warm nights and gnaw through wood on scores ...

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

Rattlesnakes get all the attention, but Arizona has numerous nonvenomous snake species. Here's why they're beneficial and ...

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 99% of the United States' coastal prairie lands have been lost to agriculture, range ...

When living things are faced with dramatic shifts in the world around them, they sometimes rapidly adapt to better survive.

In general, evolution is a long, slow process of tiny changes passed down over generations, resulting in new adaptations and ...