The ability of some plants to keep pace with climate change has dropped 60% due to the loss of mammals and birds they depend on to disperse their seeds.

The gut microbes of male and female minks, and other carnivores are dramatically different. That matters when it comes to research, a new study shows.

A new technique that involves vacuuming animal DNA from the air can ID nearby species. It could help map threatened and invasive species.

Eating a lot of processed foods isn't just bad for people. Black bears who eat our junk food have less diversity in their gut microbiome.

A set of tools called Movebank makes it easier to gather and manage massive amounts of animal tracking data.

"Mussels provide a sort of 'ecological air conditioning system' within their canopies, just like forests," Laura Jurgens says.

Tigers bred on farms in Asia end up in high-pressure cookers, where bones are dissolved to make "tiger bone glue," thought to cure a variety of ailments.

Bees exposed to neonicotinoids in both the first and second year had a 72% lower population growth rate compared to bees not exposed at all.

Extra genes may be the secret to aging well for Galápagos giant tortoises, which can weigh over 300 pounds and live cancer-free for more than 100 years.