Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

South America’s most endangered monkey. But almost one year later, the 15,000-hectare (37,000-acre) reserve is still being implemented institutionally, and conservationists say it falls short of what ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to ...

Scientists find strange sea pigs, giant sea spiders, and a butterfly-like animal beneath the Antarctic Ocean’s icy surface.

The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of ...

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A new species of plant has been discovered in eastern Peninsular Malaysia and researchers believe it is already critically endangered. The new plant has been named Thismia aliasii and is part of ...

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Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the animal kingdom's most curious youngsters. Sumatran tigersPanthera tigris ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing to discuss several proposed bills, including one that could undermine the Endangered Species Act—a bedrock ...

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January ... “We have several new species, that’s for sure — of fish, of crustaceans [and] polychaete worms ...

If governments do not prioritise the conservation of this enigmatic predator and its habitat, we may lose entire landscapes populated by endangered wild species, pastoralists, and rare grassland flora ...