All animals and plants are important to their environment, but are some more important than others? Every ecosystem consists ...

Oregon State University scientists have improved artificial intelligence's ability to identify wildlife species in photos ...

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the ...

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Monday opened its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys ...

The United States is home to a diverse array of ecosystems ... a rare behavior among woodpeckers. It is a keystone species, as its nesting activities create cavities that benefit many other species.

a new study has found that climate change is now the most pervasive human-caused threat to imperiled species in the United States, surpassing other long-standing hazards like habitat loss ...

University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy’s research has identified “keystone” plant species that make up the foundation of many U.S. ecosystems by producing food for native insects ...

This April 9, 2007, image provided by Bugwood.org shows a Northern red oak in Hinsdale, Ill. (Richard Webb/Bugwood.org via AP) 31,690 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it ...