There are estimated to be only about 300 of the animals in the Lower 48. This research is helping scientists zero in on Idaho ...

Just a few species could determine the future of tropical forests by dispersing seeds that are essential for their ...

Artificial walkways in the Amazon rainforest aren't only being used by researchers and tourists to safely traverse the canopy. It turns out that these passages are also convenient for the local ...

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Along the banks of the Lacantún River, a hollow tree hid two creatures never before reported in Mexico. Just a stone's throw from an "extensive, well‑preserved tract of tropical rain forest," two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Wildfires consume all and leave little more than ashes in ...

A lot of attention has been paid to the decrease in bee populations and other pollinators, but a recent review article makes the case that we should be equally alarmed by the declining numbers of seed ...