Deep within the forests of India lives one of the most striking spiders in the world, the Gooty sapphire tarantula. Known scientifically as Poecilotheria metallica, this species is instantly ...

Threats from deforestation, pollution, hunting, and climate change are contributing to the extinction of endangered species.

Cuteness, times three. An endangered red ruffed lemur gave birth to an adorable set of triplets — Red, Marjorie and Taylor — ...

WASHINGTON — Some polar bears and their cubs already in danger of extinction could be legally killed by private oil-drilling projects in northern Alaska, according to proposed new regulations. The ...

The listing underlines the impact of climate change on Antarctica, which is posing an existential threat to wildlife with ...

A previously unknown species of leaf warbler has been discovered in Japan. The Ijima's Leaf Warbler has proven to be two different species, not just one. Every year, a few new bird species are ...

Indian botanists have rediscovered Vaccinium piliferum, a rare wild relative of the blueberry, in Arunachal Pradesh after 188 ...

On Earth, there are a handful of places that can truly be called “one of a kind.” The Amazon rainforest is one of those truly magical places. The Amazon River basin is like a real-life treasure chest ...

The Blackburn's Sphinx Moth is one of Hawai‘i's largest native insects and a federally endangered species. Pulama Lanai photo The Pulama Lanai conservation team reports having recently documented ...

WASHINGTON, — Today, In a major victory for endangered species, a federal court ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect more than 1,500 imperiled species from ...