BILLINGS, Mont. — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered ...

New research revealed 24% of freshwater animals are vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered and at risk of extinction (with some considered extinct in the wild). Researchers examined 23,496 ...

Enough with the supposed underwater deserts, say polar census workers. Arctic and Antarctic waters may look scarily hostile for living things. But a preview of a massive count of sea life reports some ...

Translucent, fragile marine creatures that drift through the sea are riding the motion of the ocean to a destination that’s infamous as a home for trash: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean surface ...

A 'massive influx' of rare creatures has been spotted off the West Country coast. Experts say the 'crystal jelly', the jellyfish officially called aequorea victoria, have been seen in Devon and ...