Project Psyche set a goal of sequencing genomes of 11,000 moths and butterflies. With 1,000 completed, the goal now seems achievable.

Once nearly extinct in Idaho’s Kootenai River, burbot rebounded thanks to conservation, tribal leadership, and long-term ...

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Endangered African wild dogs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta were observed eating fruit for the first time, suggesting ...

A new study suggests dogs began to diversify about 11,000 years earlier than we thought. Plus, a long-running experiment to ...

A rare animal that was previously believed to be extinct has been captured on hidden cameras in California, according to a new study ...

Dogs have been showing up in human history the way glitter shows up in your house: everywhere, permanently, and usually without anyone remembering how it started. They’ve hauled nets, guarded homes, ...

A plant long presumed extinct in the wild has been rediscovered in Australia, ending nearly six decades without a confirmed sighting. Researchers say the small, slender shrub—Ptilotus senarius—has not ...

Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from an unusual place: the stomach contents of a naturally mummified Pleistocene wolf pup from Siberia. As its ...

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When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ...