So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed that seven species of pangolin be protected under the Endangered Species Act.

The thing most people know about lemmings – their tendency to follow each other off a cliff – is not actually true (more on ...

The debris arrives in the rockets’ wake: melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive. It all ends up stranded on ...

Have you ever wondered what the largest snake in North America is? Perhaps you’re interested in snake facts or curious to see ...

Only around 5% of animals on this planet are mammals but some of the largest animals on this planet are mammals. It's only natural to want to focus on these giant mammals but there are some other ...

Don’t be afraid: of all of the snake species in Alabama, only six are venomous. Three of those six venomous species are ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

Invasive species cost the North American economy $26 billion a year. By outcompeting local plants or animals, invaders reduce ...

These 17 common oak species out of about 400 total varieties of oak trees and shrubs range from ... Black oaks inhabit the Eastern half of the United States except Florida and grow 50 to 110 ...

The United States on Monday moved to extend federal protections to all species of pangolins -- a step that would tighten ...

Health officials are warning about increasing numbers of an invasive ant species in the southeastern United States. Fox Weather reports that the Asian needle ant, a species that was first ...