Antarctica’s second-largest breeding colony of emperor penguins, located in the Weddell Sea, has experienced “catastrophic breeding failure” for the past three years, with nearly all of its chicks failing to survive due to the breakup of sea ice, according to a new study published in the journal Antarctic Science. 

Songbirds that pack on as much as 50 percent of their body weight before migrating and that sleep very little, exhibit altered immune system and tissue-repair function during the journey, which may hold implications for human health, according to Penn State researchers.

Abundant and healthy wildlife populations are a cultural and ecological treasure in the United States. 

Our scientists and managers depend on research surveys to monitor the status and trends of the coral reef ecosystems across the Hawaiian Archipelago over time.

Bats weighing no more than 6 grams, migrating over a thousand miles from the Baltic to Britain, could be the key to revealing how migrating mammals navigate.

The quiet of the late-winter morning is interrupted by a staccato of gunshots.

A group of Memorial students have created a comprehensive biodiversity report of wildlife in Newfoundland and Labrador.

A research project led by a University of Lethbridge undergraduate has revealed evidence of an evolutionary relationship between migration and vocal duetting in birds.

Galapagos giant tortoises, sometimes called Gardeners of the Galapagos, are creatures of habit. 

During the Great Depression, some unemployed Texans were put to work as fossil hunters.