Scientists have mapped the genome of the black swan in an effort to understand immune responses to the deadly ‘bird flu’ virus and better protect public health.

Not all humans are morning people. Neither, according to a new study, are all sperm whales - at least when it comes to foraging for food.

NOAA Fisheries releases two new updates on U.S. fisheries and industry.

New international research breaks ground for the next generation of biodiversity forcasts.

Researchers can predict potential outbreaks of the mosquito-borne virus months in advance by using satellite data.

After dam removals and fish passage improvements, endangered Atlantic salmon are continuing to return to Maine’s Penobscot River in encouraging numbers.

A Texas A&M at Galveston expert says federal budget cuts would have consequences for endangered Kemp’s ridley turtles along the Texas coast.

With a reputation as one of the continent’s most determined and assertive birds, the rufous hummingbird weighs less than a nickel and tops out at about 3 inches long.

Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stir up the sediment of the river bed when building their spawning pits, thus influencing the composition of the river bed and the transport of sediment.

WVU team unearths manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers.