In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera —known locally as almendro or the tonka bean ...

Costa Rica adopted enlightened wildlife protection laws in 2017, guided by the motto "when in doubt, favor nature.” The country became the first in the world to ban wildlife selfies. Its wildlife ...

Humans have caused many species to disappear, so we should try our best to take care of the animals that are still here.

Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers; lesser ...

Stony Brook University’s Dr. Patricia Wright was introduced to an amazing parcel of land in southeastern Madagascar.

A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...

Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.

Some of the UK's rarest wildlife is being "torched alive" and pushed closer to extinction after weeks of intense grass fires, ...

Conservationists are rethinking strategies to build climate resilience in nature as rising temperatures threaten species and ...

You just need the time to look for it: to name the bird flapping through your backyard or identify a spider dangling from the ...