In the mist-shrouded mountains of New Guinea, a Czech researcher has achieved a world-first — capturing photos, video, and ...

Arundo donax, the invasive plant commonly known as Giant Reed, has been confirmed in Southern Oregon waterways, triggering an ...

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CHENGDU -- Chinese scientists discovered a new species of snakes in the West China Rain Zone, situated primarily in Southwest ...

Malaysian giant turtles are classified as critically endangered because of their "slow reproductive cycle" and are "often ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly ...

Researchers scoured mountainous areas on their hands and knees looking for signs of the rare species’ survival, according to wildlife officials.

Jason Palmer, curator of collections at the wildlife park, said that holding the world's largest collection of giant otters ...

Indigenous Australians may have been early "paleontologists," not big-game hunters, according to a new analysis ...

The invasive species was identified in a lake that is in multiple counties, according to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services.

An underwater videographer has just published mesmerizing footage of the world’s largest, longest, and heaviest known ...

Researchers often rely on fossil teeth for clues about what extinct animals ate. Giant ground sloths’ teeth have been tricky to analyze, though – until now.