Hawaiian land snails are among the most threatened animal groups on the planet.  Researchers believe 11 species of Endodonta ...

Bay Area botanist Heath Bartosh was exploring the grassy ridgetops of Vasco Hills Regional Preserve in eastern Contra Costa ...

The endangered North Atlantic right whale population increased an estimated 2.1% between 2023 and 2024. The past year has ...

"This is an incredibly exciting step forward." Scientists confirm rare creature's return from decades-long absence: 'Exactly what I have been hoping to see for years' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The photo “of an alleged N. hurum clearly depicts a (Nilssonia formosa) and thus constitutes the first photographic voucher of this critically endangered species from India,” researchers wrote in an ...

In a rare sighting, four Bryde’s whales have been spotted off the coast of Gwadar, according to the World Wide Fund for ...

The caper-fruited tropidocarpum, a green plant with a small, yellow flower, was found on a ridge top in Contra Costa County’s ...

After not having been seen for almost 40 years, a rare fynbos species has been rediscovered in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve.

ONE of the rarest sea turtles in the world has washed up on a Scottish beach, thousands of miles from home. The Kemp’s Ridley ...

A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in fossils found in England, according to ...

The Allegheny woodrat has been on Indiana's state endangered species list since 1984, and researchers are working to boost ...

Researchers are raising concerns about the creation of a large-scale open-pit copper-molybdenum mine in Chile’s Valparaíso ...