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An insect expert is warning of a "mass emergence of moths" this spring as a native caterpillar destroys the landscape around it.

Australian researchers have shown a lack of external ears is no barrier when it comes to the hearing abilities of snakes.

They stood up to fifteen feet tall - with enormous straight tusks that reached ten feet in length.

For years, fishermen in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, have been complaining about illegal coastal fishing. The culprits are wooden boats - called "tapouilles" - that come from Brazil, Suriname and Guyana to take advantage of the rich fish stocks in French waters. Although the problem has…

A Virginia angler caught and released an “extremely rare” golden largemouth bass recently while fishing on the James River.

Tao Hoogland was diving with his friend Joseph at Shark Bay, Western Australia, on Friday when suddenly they were just inches away from a hungry and aggressive shark

The Eurasian lynx is at risk of vanishing completely from France, according to a study released Monday that called for urgent measures to boost the population of isolated wild cats.

"They're old and decrepit now, but they're still there."

Urgent action needed as DNA tests show their genetic diversity is so low they could vanish from the country in 30 years