Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect, rediscovered after a century, is reviving thanks to the conservation and elimination of ...

Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and collaborating institutions in China have identified sexually dimorphic ...

Southwestern desert birds live on the edge but have adapted over time. Now the evidence suggests they are struggling to adapt to rapid climate change.

Belmont County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Thomas DeVaul urges the public not to fear coyotes despite the fact that they are ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian ...

Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

For many animals, moonlight changes everything from the way they hunt to how they protect themselves or find mates. Some ...

Woodrats (Neotoma spp.) are one of the only animals that can tolerate large quantities of creosote, a shrub with leaves ...

The Nevada Department of Transportation has received a $16.8 million grant to protect the Mojave Desert tortoise and improve ...

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to assess harms to endangered wildlife and plants when determining the national ...

The tortoises pockmark the desert floor with burrows that other animals use for shelter, and disperse the seeds of native ...