The emotive warnings were made because of global reports that its precursor Finding Nemo had inspired a surge in purchases of clown fish, which in turn caused environmental and animal harm. 

Termites are unwelcome in your home. They can cause structural damage to the wood in frames, floors and other materials. 

A higher standard of wastewater treatment in the UK has been linked to substantial improvements in a river’s biodiversity over the past 30 years, ensuring a welcome success story for wildlife, say scientists.

Researchers at Oregon State University have proposed a new genus of bacteria that flourishes when coral reefs become polluted, siphoning energy from the corals and making them more susceptible to disease.

Forests in the eastern United States that are structurally complex — meaning the arrangement of vegetation is highly varied — sequester more carbon, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.

When Stephen King was growing up in North Portal, Saskatchewan, barn swallows were a common sight.

In the 1920s, scientists identified aurora trout as a new species native only to northeastern Ontario.

Volcanic hot spots such as the ones that created the Hawaiian Islands have long been considered stationary points, created by processes deep within the earth’s interior.

Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. 

Green turtles are more likely to swallow plastic that resembles their natural diet of sea grass, new research suggests.