We won’t just lose the Gunnison sage-grouse. Hundreds of other listed organisms will slide into oblivion, and the most ...

Rescinding the regulatory definition of ‘harm’ opens the door to degradation of habitat species need to survive, writes Ted ...

Gunnison sage-grouse remain on Earth because an intact Endangered Species Act required the federal government to write recovery plans for listed organisms.

From mounting administrative burdens to fragmented care and volume-driven reimbursement, spine surgeons see mounting pressure on long-standing care models. Eight spine surgeons discussed which parts ...

"After the renewal, my pension stopped being deposited. Does this mean I'll never receive it again...?" The experience of having your disability pension stopped is a major blow, both financially and ...

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.” It was 1993 when this now-famous line was delivered by Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian ...

Scientists around the world are warning that Earth may already be entering a sixth mass extinction event driven by climate change, habitat destruction, pollution, and collapsing ecosystems. As species ...

No matter how fast a species under threat can move, escape can only be successful if the new destination can meet its needs. An ecological modeling study from the University of California, Davis, ...

Emperor penguins have braved cold, storms, starvation and predation to breed, ensuring their population survives. But climate change might defeat the iconic Antarctic birds. It’s the breakup and loss ...

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 ...

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within. But there’s a hidden ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Extinction rates appear to have slowed since their peak in the early 1900s, suggesting not a reprieve for nature but a shift in how and where ...