Increasing, or at least sustaining, genetic diversity is crucial as it makes a species more adept at adapting to changing ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

It's not uncommon for the type of animals and plants in a particular area to change over time. It's called species turnover ...

Nature-based solutions use nature to solve environmental problems caused by humans, such as global climate change. But not ...

On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 ...

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

Researchers warn that if this trend continues, entire species could disappear, leading to the collapse of ecosystems. A new ...

You've probably never seen a Calathus lundbladi ground beetle, but it's up to us to save these elusive little insects.

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to ...

The First Recorded Climate Victim The Bramble Cay melomys, an unassuming rodent that once inhabited a coral island in ...

This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...

While climate change and the resulting rising temperatures are threatening animal populations worldwide, rats are actually ...