More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

SAN ANTONIO - Texas leaders are warning farmers and families about a harmful fungus that could hurt the food we eat.It’s ...

New fossil evidence shows that South America’s extinct mastodons were vital seed dispersers, and their loss still haunts ...

Data from 96 mastodon teeth reveals that the proboscidean lived in fruit-rich forests and traveled widely. Although they mostly fed on leaves, fruit was part of their diet, although more in some ...

A new study uses gators as an indicator for mercury levels in southeastern waters. Here's what that means for South ...

Depopulation in Japan’s countryside shows biodiversity declines even when people leave, urging smarter land use to protect ...

Meyerson defines invasive species as "non-native species introduced either intentionally or accidentally by humans outside of ...

On May 19, the NPR Health desk splashed an attention-grabbing headline across its site: “Protein for strength training? Vegan ...

Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades.

Mummified remains of two 14,000-year-old puppies, with their fur and stomach contents intact, may be wolf cubs, according to ...

The Untamed River and the Life It BringsBy James C. ScottYale University Press In Praise of Floods, the final published work by ...

Pollution Time Machine: It’s not just living animals that carry remnants of humanity’s toxic footprint. Samples of bird feathers, fish tissues and other materials hold traces of pollutants that can ...