One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, came into force 50 years ago and remains one of the most ...

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

Hidden in Bolivia’s seasonal wetlands, a small fish that scientists had written off as extinct for more than two decades has ...

There's a new dinosaur species on the block. An international team, including a biologist from Penn State Lehigh Valley, ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human ...

The Trump administration is proposing several changes to the Endangered Species Act that conservationists say could have ...

By Kaia Glickman Fish were discovered to make sounds more than 2,000 years ago, but they have gone largely unheard by humans.

The Trump administration has moved to roll back protections under the Endangered Species Act. See what animals advocacy ...

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other ...