Human fungal pathogens exemplify a severe threat to health due to their complex infection strategies and the host's immune system's failure to eradicate ...

MassWildlife officials updated the list “following an extensive review of population data and threats,” officials said.

"Most of the species are plants," said Jesse Leddick, assistant director of Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program in ...

An international research team has described a newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum and its cell functions ...

Flying and marine animals are relatively free to follow these shifting niches. Birds and butterflies are two examples. New ...

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. In the study -- by the University of Exeter -- 35 fruit fly species were exposed to 11 different viruses of ...

A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Australia has one of the world's highest rates of extinctions with about 100 species of flora and fauna lost since European colonisation. There were 42 new additions to the national list of ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

The new species, named Salmoneus manningi, is “overall whitish” with “ivory white” asymmetrical claws, researchers described.

Arizona has added a new species of bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state. The recent confirmation would not have been possible without the help of ...