July 12, 2026 Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in Earth's greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and ...

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a framework to protect and recover species at risk of extinction, both domestically and abroad. Enacted in 1973, it has been credited with saving 99 percent ...

Learn more about the most exciting species found around the world in 2025, from the deep sea to the western Himalayas. Even after centuries of scientific exploration, Earth is still full of surprises.

Since 2008, rules requiring ships to slow down to avoid collisions with North Atlantic right whales have reduced fatalities of the critically endangered animals. Now, NOAA is calling the regulations ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

The animal welfare impacts of biological invasions is a neglected research topic. Here the authors developed a framework to assess their severity and type, and apply it to bird and ant invasions, ...