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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
After a major wildlife seizure, the Aquarium of the Pacific helped rehabilitate trafficked animals, including endangered and ...
A scientist studying fossilized vomit from beneath the seabed says the chunks are the indigestible remains of dinners eaten by massive marine reptiles that lived millions of years ago. The ...
Biology professor Megan Davis explains why weakening the Endangered Species Act threatens the queen conch.
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 ...
The Trump administration says changes to Endangered Species Act rules balance costs and benefits. Conservationists see risks for habitats.
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 ...