Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act late last year, serving as a reminder of the 1,662 domestic and 638 foreign species it protects. The act is credited with saving ...

Green sea turtles are no longer an endangered species, thanks to decades of conservation, the International Union for ...

Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, despite claims that the planet is experiencing another ...

Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...