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Cleaning up the garden has been a fall tradition, but in recent years many gardeners are postponing it until spring

In Texas, the lizard has been spotted in Andrews, Crane, Gaines, Ward, and Winkler counties. This land is also home to some of Texas' largest oil and gas fields.

The new study reveals that when hunting prey together, some octopus and fish species appear to share leadership

We could be witnessing the sixth mass extinction at an alarming rate worldwide. It’s marked by the rapid loss of species due to human activities like habitat destruction, pollution and climate change. Unlike previous mass extinctions, which were caused by natural events, this one is driven by human impact –…

Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized functions for it.

As a team of marine biologists, assessing the health of thousands of square metres of coral reef can be a daunting prospect. Often, we have to monitor some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, and there’s a strict time limit due to the safety regulations associated with Scuba…

I killed a great white when I was 18 to feed my family in Madagascar. But now I’m documenting the threat to these beautiful creatures from overfishing

In arid inland Australia lives one of Australia’s rarest birds: the night parrot. Missing for more than a century, a live population was rediscovered in 2013. But the species remains elusive.

Swiss voters are casting final ballots on Sunday on a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished plant and animal life