A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

And it’s exactly what happened this year the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few bite-sized stories that capture both the ...

Wildlife photography is often known for its dramatic scenes and powerful moments, but sometimes nature is simply funny. The 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography People’s Choice Awards celebrate the ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are among some of the most incredible migrating animals, traveling hundreds of miles in a single flight.

Some feathered dinosaurs may have lost the ability to fly, revealing that the evolution of flight was far more complex than ...

The findings could help ensure the imperiled seabirds safer passage from the northeastern United States to roost sites in ...

Welcome to Cropped, a newsletter that explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and ...

Quick Take Imperial moths are large silkworm-moths with a 3 to 7 inch wingspan and leaf-like camouflage. Adults do not feed ...

WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering ...

You can see the large white seabirds dancing, preening, feeding and raising young—though the live feed might show a dark side ...

Across continents, half of odonate species shifted both ranges and phenologies in response to climate warming, with southern species and those experiencing less temperature variability shifting ranges ...

Then I spotted my neighbors, a pair of red-tailed hawks, nesting in the gentle slope of two sturdy pine boughs and, ...