2 more endangered ferrets cloned from animal frozen in the 1980s: "Science takes time"

Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endange...

Scientists trying to protect wildlife from extinction as climate change raises risk to species around the globe

From clean air and water to healthy soil and medicines, our survival and prosperity rely heavily on ...

Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens the pace of extinction

BISBEE, Ariz. — Boots dusty, lungs heaving, Dr. John Wiens searched the boulders of a desolate Arizo...

What is biodiversity and why is it important? Here's what to know.

Earth is home to millions of discovered species of plants and animals with many more yet to be known...

Live camera shows peregrine falcons nesting on Alcatraz Island decades after species was largely wiped out from the state

Just decades ago, peregrine falcons were largely absent from California and much of the U.S. amid wi...

Hunt underway for Sumatran tiger after screaming leads workers to man's body, tiger footprints

A man has been found dead in western Indonesia after a suspected attack by a Sumatran tiger authorit...

Mysterious origin of the "tree of life" revealed as some of the species is just decades from extinction

The "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create and ...