"This is one of our most favorite detections." Trail camera captures footage of 'one of the rarest carnivores on the planet' for first time in decades: 'Extremely difficult to find' first appeared on ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

Advocates say commercial alligator farming has helped preserve a species often seen as scary, bothersome or good only for their skins. Not all conservationists think that’s a good thing, but for the ...

Named after Wolfgang Kiessling, the award recognises scientists and leaders whose work has had a lasting impact on species and biodiversity.

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue ...

The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years ...

To mark 20 years of the BBC TV series Planet Earth, we look at some of the filming firsts it captured – including a ‘zombie’ fungus ...

There are many spectacular aquariums around the world, but these are the best of the best when it comes to magnificent animals and innovative design.

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a meter-long bony fish with jaws ...

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is the most heavily fortified border on Earth, but inside, wildlife flourish in an ...

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences launches a new exhibit featuring the defense strategies from animals around the globe.

The TV presenter, who is most frequently seen on popular BBC programme Springwatch and its spin-off series Winterwatch, ...