New research digs into the reasons behind conflict between humans and lions. A variety of factors such as climate and culture may contribute.

New research highlights the importance of monitoring shark populations and combining different strategies for managing their numbers.

"...this is opening the door to heretofore underexplored aspects of these small and elusive animals' daily choices."

The human-wildlife overlap is expected to increase across more than half of Earth’s land by 2070, researchers report.

"K. picta should be roosting under the banana leaves of its natural habitat, not hanging dead on a wall as decor."

Using tools like shells, rocks, and even trash allows sea otters to break apart larger prey without damaging their teeth, a new study shows.

Parasitic worms infesting the brains of moose are likely playing a role in the animal's decline in some parts of North America.

Competition over love and real estate drive two extreme behaviors of green-rumped parrotlets: adopting or killing their rivals' babies.

As a staggering number of animal and plant species face extinction, a study shows chemists and pharmacists belong on the front line of conservation efforts.

A new study of North Atlantic right whales worldwide could help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.