The United States has the most horses in the world, with a population of more than 10.3 million animals. That's roughly 18% of all horses. The country is also home to more than a hundred registered ...
Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
(Gary Braasch / Corbis) When Polynesians arrived at the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands thousands of years ago, they found an array of colorful tree snails, each less than an inch in length, across the ...
The jackalope is mythical, but Wyoming was home to an actual prehistoric rodent with two large horns on its head. The Ceratogaulus is one of the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are among the most vibrant and loquacious birds in ...
The Arizona Game and Fish Department released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets at three sites in northern Arizona last week ...
Evolution usually helps a species survive. But sometimes, a trait that once made perfect sense ends up causing real trouble.