Plastic has become ubiquitous in modern life and its accumulation as waste in the environment is sounding warning bells for the health of humans and wildlife.

Biologists used to studying endangered Southern Resident killer whales spent almost a week in September on a whole different kind of effort.

When wolves returned to Yellowstone in 1995, no one imagined the predators would literally change the course of rivers in the national park through cascading effects on other animals and plants.

Dynamic mixing and churning of currents around some South Atlantic islands makes for biologically productive waters.

Research leads to new understanding of the coral skeleton and its formation.

A new study reveals the damage that a nuclear war might take on wild-caught seafood around the world, from salmon and tuna to the shrimp in shrimp cocktails.

Research shows how lions have developed genetically and how different populations were separated.

To regulate their body mass, birds use a tried-and-true method—diet and exercise, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists.

For the first time, an invasive brown treesnake population has been found on Cocos Island, an 83.1 acre atoll located 1.5 miles off the southwest coast of Guam.  

The great tit and other birds can adapt to changes in their food supply as a result of climate change, but they run into trouble if the changes happen too quickly.