Populations of Michigan's only rattlesnake, the eastern massasauga, are showing the negative effects of inbreeding in ...

Researchers traced termite DNA back to cockroach ancestors and found genetic loss played a key role in building social ...

Livestock depredation by Mexican wolves is rare. Most of it results from ranchers not deploying deterrents such as guard dogs, electric fencing, noise boxes, range riders and “fladry” (bright red ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

New Mexico and out-of-state partners rushed in to help after 90 dogs were found on a single property—plus a $45,000 boost from Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation to cover vet costs.

It’s easy to feel sorry for the dogs in this Instagram clip who clearly have a major physical deformity. But, before jumping ...

Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in ...

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

India’s doubling its wild tiger population in just 10 years is one of the most significant conservation success stories in ...

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did such complex social systems evolve from solitary ancestors that looked much ...

Queensland government says it has already killed six of the 10 dingoes seen near the body of 19-year-old Piper James ...

Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted ...