Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. First, a clarification: there are no “breeds” of ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living ...

From Martha the passenger pigeon to Lonesome George the Pinta Island tortoise, these endlings had an unfortunate claim to ...

From a Hercules beetle tough natural armor to a sea anemone’s soft fluid-filled body, nature boasts a variety of skeletons. A circa-1910 x-ray photograph of pot-bellied seahorses shows their ...

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

Dozens of animals are in the care of Harris County commissioners, according to public records secured by the Houston ...