Several endangered species in the U.S. have recovered from their endangered status thanks to federal protections.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans ...

With fewer than 10 vaquitas believed to remain in the wild, conservationists are training a new generation of observers to help protect the world's rarest marine mammal while continuing the fight ...

As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. Black sea bass, for instance, have shifted hundreds of ...

This is the conclusion of Daniel H. Rothman, a Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. He ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic ...

Biology professor Megan Davis explains why weakening the Endangered Species Act threatens the queen conch.

After a major wildlife seizure, the Aquarium of the Pacific helped rehabilitate trafficked animals, including endangered and ...

The Trump administration says changes to Endangered Species Act rules balance costs and benefits. Conservationists see risks for habitats.

Ichthyosaurs were the main predators of the oceans millions of years ago. Like reptilian dolphins with a mean streak, they grew between 10 and 43 feet long and had a long snout armed with viciously ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans ...