Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a University of Otago study showing they are still harmful to fish.

Bird populations are in rapid decline across North America. While climate change is just one of the many factors influencing North American birds, its effects are significant and can interact with other stressors, such as habitat loss.

Research testing new technology to more effectively locate polar bear dens across the Arctic is showing promising results. 

Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous decline because of a lack of food, new research suggests.  

Published in Science Advances, the study explores the intricate interplay between climate change, land use change, and their impact on pollinator biodiversity, ultimately revealing significant implications for global crop pollination.

Conservationists have released 19 young wildcats into the Scottish Highlands as part of an effort to bring the cherished animal back from the edge of extinction.

True altruism is rare behavior in animals, but a new study by Penn State researchers has found that honey bees display this trait.

Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has found.

Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. 

Researchers have analyzed samples collected from the sea surface of the Catalan coast and the Guadalquivir River.