New study finds seabird response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed island ecosystems in the Falklands

A new study by scientists from the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the University of South Australia is the first to find a relationship between plastic debris ingested by seabirds and liver concentrations of mineral metals, with potential links to pollution and nutrition.

In the fertile river valley along the border of modern-day India and Pakistan, the Indus Valley Civilization built some of the largest cities in the ancient world.

The roughly 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska is rich in oil and gas resources – and rich in native fish populations.

A Texas A&M-Galveston professor is developing a tool to save whales from colliding with ships.

Researchers of the new study investigated the role of protected areas for the range shifts of wintering waterbirds in Europe and North Africa.

Biologist James Stroud’s phone started buzzing early on Jan. 22. A friend who was bicycling to work past the white sands and palm tree edges of Key Biscayne, an island town south of Miami, sent Stroud a picture of a 2-foot-long lizard splayed out on its back. With its feet in the air, the iguana took up most of the sidewalk.

Martin Nweeia of Case Western Reserve University forms international research team to study coronavirus susceptibility of arctic whale.

Papahānaumokuākea is a remarkable place -- home to unique wildlife, captivating terrestrial and marine habitats, and an exceptional array of cultural resources.

With this year’s sea turtle nesting season nearing its conclusion in Florida, many of the protected species’ newest hatchlings have completed their first big journey from their sandy nests to the water.