In Bhakra village of western Nepal’s Manang district, 72-year-old Buddhist nun Tashi Lama sits in silence, chanting as she ...

The Tropical Forests Forever Facility, an initiative spearheaded by Brazil, would raise money from investments and pay ...

I’ve seen this species alive in the wild twice during my own fieldwork,” says Diego Cisneros-Heredia, an ecologist at the San ...

We all know that India’s national bird is peacock. But, did you know that the different states have their special birds as well, known as state birds. Here are some of them ...

This week's critter is a tiny wasp that looks a lot like an ant. It lives in and around healthy native forest gullies where there are plenty of glowworms. But these wasps aren't looking for a romantic ...

The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

The Department of Agriculture has temporarily halted the import of live cattle, horses and bison from Mexico to stop the ...

The mass invasion of a new insect, the whitefly, in Bangladesh’s agricultural farms — especially in coconut, banana and guava ...

For the first time, patients in Malawi can take a pill instead of enduring toxic IV drugs to survive a fast-moving and deadly disease.Rhodesiense sleeping sickness, a rare but often fatal illness ...

Warm weather is finally here, and we’re ready to open the windows and spend time outside. But as we head outdoors, are we ...

You might expect danger to come with claws or size, but the real threat often comes in small, quiet forms. These animals kill ...

LACEY TOWNSHIP — While New Jersey officials were effusive in their praise for firefighters who prevented a massive forest fire from killing or injuring anyone or destroying their homes ...