Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light ...

On the barren tip of a Pacific island, Federico Mndez Snchez watches with affection as two hulking grey-and-white albatrosses ...

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

A delicate but exquisitely preserved skull of a crow-sized bird with a scythe-like beak that inhabited Madagascar 68 million years ago is showing scientists that they have a lot of learn about avian ...

Discover all the different animals that live in one of the most deadly, inhospitable areas on the planet Earth.

It is a chilly early morning when a crested crane suddenly perches along the papyrus reeds, incessantly squawking and ...

In South Africa’s Eastern Cape, the critically endangered Cape Parrot is making a comeback thanks to grassroots efforts at ...

New research suggests that technological civilizations in the Milky Way are extremely rare, with the closest potentially ...

USFWS biologist Sheldon Plentovich shared with Honolulu Star-Advertiser that the effort is already paying off: "Everything ...

Cats have been on this Earth longer than humans have. At least, the ancestors of cats! Scientists claim that the first "panther-like" creatures were roaming this Earth as early as 10 million years ago ...

Prologue Tim Birkhead, a British ornithologist, introduced me to the extremely ancient and flightless sea bird, Auk, that made a living in the North ...

In 2016, eight mysterious mummies were unearthed near Nazca, Peru, and later labeled as a new genus and species by retired paleontologist Clifford Miles. With reptilian features, elongated skulls, and ...