For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of ...

Across the tree of life, human activities are accelerating declines in biological species diversity, from deserts to oceans ...

In the long and storied history of earth, there have been five mass extinctions, the most famous, of course, being the ...

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday.

The future of Alaska’s red king crab fishery is at a turning point. Proposed changes to the fishery’s management in Southeast ...

By Kristine Sabillo Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study.

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...