Since the dawn of civilization, humans have traded wildlife and wildlife products, such as ivory, shells, fur and feathers.

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...

Invasive species, both plant and animal, are reshaping America’s landscapes in profound and often irreversible ways. Non-native species that induce ecological or economic damage are, or act as, ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

Fungi are difficult to study in both nature and under experimental conditions. This is because of many species’ microscopic ...

Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out ...

Animals are finely adapted to their native habitats, but when they are introduced to other ecosystems, they can become ...

Microplastics are silently sabotaging the planet’s greenery, curbing photosynthesis, and threatening food security.

The Serengeti ecosystem is regarded as one of our planet’s greatest natural treasures, where one can witness “the largest ...