Researchers discover a new gecko species, Lygodactylus andavambato, in Madagascar’s Tsingy caves and karst limestone forest showcasing unique slender build.

Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day events are designed to help people identify, learn treatment strategies for and report aquatic invasive species.

Researchers found a giant, mythical deep-sea limpet near Tokyo. This new species, Bathylepeta wadatsumi, lives 19,000 feet below and honors Japanese mythology.

India provides a home to over 1,500 species, 10% of the world’s butterfly diversity. Butterflies are such beautiful species with different patterns and colors and graceful flights that they will ...

Gene editing technologies—such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction projects—can be repurposed to offer what an international team of scientists is calling a transformative solution ...

Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading in the wild.

These flamboyant birds are the 17,000th species to enter Nat Geo's Photo Ark Stunning photos of birds of paradise show evolution at its most extravagant.

Scientists found fish with large eyes in temporary ponds of Democratic Republic of the Congo and discovered new species: rainbow seasonal killifish, study said.

There are more than 40 species of snake slithering throughout the state--here's what you might find.

Climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to go extinct in the next 100 years, researchers from the University of Reading have found.

Seven species of pangolin could soon be federally protected thanks to a proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.