A new study of North Atlantic right whales worldwide could help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.
A school of fish moving together in just the right way is stunningly stealthy. A new study shows that seven fish sound like just one.
Canada lynx might do just fine in areas of the US, even considering climate change and the lack of lynx in those areas now.
During COVID-19 lockdowns, animal behavior changed in different ways depending on where the animals lived and what they ate.
Great apes, our closest living relatives, are knocking on extinction's door. New conservation methods may be needed to ensure their survival.
"Even if policies stopped the decline of animal populations... it will be hard to detect improvements with high certainty..."
There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks in 2023, 10 of which were fatal. That's within the normal range, "though the fatalities are a bit unnerving..."
"There is a path forward to avoid a global extinction crisis for sharks, but the time to act is now."
"The sea otters are stabilizing [these creek banks] for free in exchange for an all-you-can-eat crab feast."
Researchers may have found two new species of lamprey, a boneless, jawless fish with eel-like bodies that date back over 350 million years.
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