Two new NASA research efforts delve into Hurricane Maria's far-reaching effects on the island's forests as seen in aerial surveys and on its residents' energy and electricity access as seen in data from space.

The fauna in the Antarctica could be in danger due the pathogens humans spread in places and research stations in the southern ocean.

Seals feeding on fish does not decrease fish stocks of Baltic cod, herring and sprat the most – climate change, nutrient load and fisheries do, shows a new study from Stockholm University.

A six-year collaboration between cartographers from the University of Oregon and wildlife biologists from the University of Wyoming has resulted in the publication this fall of “Wild Migrations: Atlas of Wyoming’s Ungulates.”

The largest extinction in Earth’s history marked the end of the Permian period, some 252 million years ago.

More than 15,000 plant species have a high probability of being considered threatened or near-threatened under a new model used to predict conservation status.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the Wolfcamp Shale and overlying Bone Spring Formation in the Delaware Basin portion of Texas and New Mexico’s Permian Basin province contain an estimated mean of 46.3 billion barrels of oil.

This week, along with the rest of the nation, we mourn the passing of our 41st president, George H.W. Bush, on November 30, 2018.

Environmental damage caused by human activity can reduce the number of plant and animal species dramatically. 

Encouraging people to change their behavior through social marketing campaigns can help the recovery of threatened wildlife populations.