What do iguanas, rodents, fish and wild boars have in common? They’re on a list of invasive species that federal officials are encouraging people to eat in an effort to limit damage to ecosystems.

While these big cats and mammals are undoubtedly important, there are countless lesser-known species that deserve equal, if not more, attention. Notably, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has ...

Ryoya Sugimoto was 13 years old when he collected the tiny creatures while standing on a dock in a Japanese bay that would turn out to be a new species, experts said. Getty Images/iStockphoto In ...

Scientists found a color-changing creature with “long” legs in a national park and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Guohua Yu via Pan, Liu, Chen and Yu (2025) In a national ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This Jan. 24, 2025, image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows a Mexican gray wolf in the ...

How big they are: Can range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 feet (9 meters) There are about 4,000 different snake species in the world today. They occupy a wide range of habitats ...

As of Tuesday, March 4, 2025, there are 1,025 Pokémon. That’s the simplest, clearest answer, counting only distinct Pokémon species listed in the National Dex and standard Pokédex. However, outside ...

mating patterns, and distributions of power," Bohannon explained. "That's a deeper truth of our species. "If you look at the last 400 years, if you look at the last 100 years, it seems clear that ...

This month is International Women’s Day. To mark the event we are showcasing some of our amazing female academics whose research is helping to make a positive impact on the lives of other women. Here ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Americans should hunt and cook nutrias, an invasive species found in marshy areas, to help curb their population. By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and ...

The ban has been widely criticised by anglers who claim it is not based in science and fails to address the wider climate issues which are having an adverse impact on the species. The NSW ...