Scientists have identified a new frog species in the mountain streams of Costa Rica’s Los Santos region, a discovery that links biodiversity with one of its most important coffee-growing areas. The ...

Remember when reading about science was fun? Luke Bowles, the N&O's summer science writer, takes you behind the scenes and ...

The Trump administration has made several changes to the Endangered Species Act, which environmentalists warn could harm ...

Meet Luke Bowles, The News & Observer’s science reporter this summer and resident expert on all things nature. Bowles is working in Raleigh as a AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellow, a ...

La Trobe University academics have developed a noninvasive way to monitor hormones in frogs in an important step toward protecting the vulnerable animals from extinction. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

High above the rainforest floor, tiny ponds form in the leaves of plants perched on tree branches. Frogs breed in these ponds, alongside insects, microbes and even tiny crustaceans, creating miniature ...

Climate change has become the secret wingman to male frogs, as experts discover a noticeable shift in their mating calls. Around 41 per cent of amphibian species are threatened with extinction, ...

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that narrows the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. This change could open up critical wildlife habitats to activities like mining, ...

For the last half-century, if you wanted to build a parking lot on the wetlands where Oregon spotted frogs laid their eggs, there's a good chance it would be denied under the federal Endangered ...

The environment around us is full of dead, living and non-living things. Trees and animals are living things. Dry leaves on the ground are dead, but they were once part of a living tree. The bones of ...

Most of us are not too thrilled about moths and blame them for being a nighttime nuisance and their caterpillars eating our ...