When a giant python appears in a house, most people would run—but wildlife rescuers step in to save the animal instead. At a sanctuary in Thailand, hundreds of rescued creatures are given a second ...

The world’s population has more than doubled since 1960. During that same period, global wildlife populations, according to the World Wildlife Fund and other sources, have fallen by nearly 70 percent.

An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is even greater than we thought ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

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