As a least auklet lands on the bow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, an audible gasp rolls through observers on the Healy’s bridge.

When spotting a butterfly, a common reaction may be to whip out a phone and snap a photo.

Widespread species decline at the hands of humans is a powerful tale.

Wild African elephants, known for their intelligence, show markedly different movements and reactions to the same risks and resources.

Connected areas of high-quality forest running through oil palm plantations could help support increased levels of biodiversity, new research suggests.

An international team of scientists reviewed more than 10,000 published climate change studies and has reached a sobering conclusion.

Multiple bleaching events driven by above-average sea temperatures killed off more than one-third of all coral reefs on the island of Guam and up to 60 percent along its eastern coast from 2013 to 2017.

A handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.

Human-wildlife conflict research has often focused on ways such apex predators as lions, tigers and wolves endanger humans.

In the heart of the Robson Valley, skirting the western edge of the Rocky Mountains, a diverse range of habitat has captured the attention of scientists studying wetlands and climate change.