Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

NANCHANG -- Chinese researchers have discovered a new fish species in East China's Jiangxi province, according to the local ...

Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a new study suggests that, under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce back ...

Gansu has wetlands covering nearly 1.19 million hectares. In recent years, creative and scientific conservation efforts have ...

Deep below the surface of a river in northern Brazil, a “shy” creature tucked its “armored” body into a rocky crevice. Divers ...

Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers with such screwball adventures as "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Jitterbug Perfume," has died. He was ...

A new study reveals that Tibetan communities have developed unique adaptations to survive in the low-oxygen conditions of the ...

People on the Tibetan Plateau have developed unique physiological traits over 10,000 years to thrive in low-oxygen conditions ...

India is home to some of the world’s most diverse wildlife, with well-known sanctuaries like Jim Corbett, Ranthambore, and Kaziranga drawing thousands of visitors every year. However, beyond these ...

A snow leopard who helped preserve her own endangered species has died of age-related ill health, a zoo has said. The big cat ...

The world of Buffy continued on TV for another year over on LA-set spinoff Angel (which resurrected James Marsters’ Spike after he’d sacrificed himself to take down The First in the Buffy finale) and ...