A large international team has genetically mapped glasswing butterflies found across Central and South America, rewriting the evolutionary tree and highlighting six new species. Scientists can now ...

In mid-June, California’s State Water Resources Control Board wrote a tragic letter. The board, which has significant powers under California’s Constitution to manage water for the benefit of ...

Counts of the elusive giant garter snake have dwindled in recent decades. What could unexpected construction do to its ...

This rare and endangered species' population is growing thanks to the efforts of an Ohio zoo and its partners. Meet the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Funding constraints highlight the need for efficient approaches to manage wildlife habitat. One such approach is to monitor a single species ...

Amphibians such as frogs, long considered a leading indicator of environmental health, are not so susceptible to pollution, according to an analysis to be published in an influential academic journal.

SACRAMENTO — Environmentalists on Tuesday sued the Bush administration over what they contend are efforts to boost Sierra Nevada logging by undercutting a key early warning system that guards ...

The findings will continue to contribute long-term to monitoring efforts. Officials make stunning discoveries while studying ...

Understanding the ecology and distributions of species in Amazonia is hampered by lack of information about environmental conditions, such as soils. Plant occurrence data are typically more abundant ...