Temnothorax kinomurai queens survive by invading the nests of a related ant species and co-opting its workers.

Rapid DNA tests, x-ray fluorescence guns, and other technologies are being deployed in the fight against wildlife trafficking ...

Temnothorax kinomurai, a parasitic ant species found in Japan, reproduces asexually and all of its young develop into queens that try to take over other ants’ colonies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yorkshire Peat Partnership's Beth Thomas and farm manager Jamie McEwan are working to reintroduce a rare moss to the Yorkshire ...

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 has been in the news recently. What is it, what does it prohibit, what are its impacts — and why should we care? The Endangered Species Act is the primary federal ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

The guthega skink only lives at high elevations and spends months hibernating under the snow Courtesy of Zoos Victoria A rare lizard species' population is on the rise! The guthega skinks of Victoria, ...

The guthega skink is making a comeback! The endangered species of skink — part of the alpine lizard family — could soon add two more to its population of 11 in a gated community at a national park in ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

Research in the Journal of Applied Ecology has identified threats to endangered plants in an urban area, generating information that can be used to guide effective conservation strategies across major ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay discover a rare new species they must catch. BBC hits back in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit The far-fetched mission to reclaim islands that host a key US military base ...

Olympic marmots are found only in the Olympic Mountains of Washington state. The species has been petitioned for protections under the Endangered Species Act (John Gussman) (CN) — The U.S. Fish and ...