Known for its 6.5-foot wingspan and its crown-shaped head, the harpy eagle can travel upwards of 50 miles per hour through ...

In 2024, the world lost almost 6.7 million hectares (16.5 million acres) of primary tropical forest, the fastest rate ever ...

While a slimy species of giant salamander continues disappearing from mountain streams, conservationists hope endangered species protections can help the Eastern hellbender turn the tide toward ...

But the new findings, published in June in Scientific Reports, reveal that two of the new species are among the most endangered primates in the world, in urgent need of protection. The research ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world ... Of the more than 100 species of poison dart frogs, many are considered threatened or endangered by climate change and a shrinking habitat.

Africa had already lost one of its eleven vulture species—the cinereous vulture—and now seven others are listed as either critically endangered or endangered. Some, like the lappet ...

Exploring the far reaches of our planet often reveals how beautifully diverse and harsh Earth can be. As advanced as human civilization has become, there remain places so extreme that survival is ...