The little-known facts about the most popular insects of the spring
Animals
How Human Activity — and Extinctions — Are Driving Evolution
When humans cause species to go extinct, the effects ripple throughout the surrounding ecosystem
Mutant Cockroaches Have Learned to Evade Sugar Traps
And it may be our fault
Cockroaches, Sponges and Snakes: The Top 10 New Species
It’s not all bad news. An annual list of the top 10 new species shows a glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a butterfly discovered by social media and the world’s smallest vertebrate.
The Most Endangered Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises
May 23 is World Turtle Day, but turtles and tortoises are struggling, threatened by trade, habitat loss and hunting. Take a look at some of the most endangered turtles and tortoises in the world.
Why a Hotter World Will Mean More Extinctions
Extinctions are already on the rise as a growing human population displaces animals and plants. But if global warming continues unchecked, our planet could get a whole lot lonelier
As Harvard Closes a Primate Research Center, Are Lab Chimps Becoming a Thing of the Past?
Harvard Medical School decided to close a major primate research center that had been linked to animal welfare problems. The pool of biomedical research money is shrinking, but is it even ethical to experiment on primates?
Traffic: Why It’s Time to Get Serious About the Bloody Illegal Wildlife Trade
Wildlife trafficking and poaching are on the rise, thanks to growing incomes in Asia and the involvement of major international crime syndicates. Is there hope for ending the war on wildlife?
Report: One in Five Reptiles at Risk of Extinction
A new study from the Zoological Society of London has found that one in five of the world’s reptile species are at risk of extinction
Tipsy Fish: When Anti-Anxiety Meds Get Into Rivers
Psychotropic drugs pass right through humans and into wastewater—and that’s a problem for wildlife