Until now we didn’t know much about the global distribution of plants on islands. We didn’t have the answers to questions like: how many plant species are native and endemic to islands worldwide?

Until now we didn't know much about the global distribution of plants on islands. We didn't have the answers to questions like: how many plant species are native and endemic to islands worldwide?

Once abundant on Socorro Island, part of Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago, the Socorro dove was last seen in the wild over ...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has identified at least seven species of migratory Asian ...

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Things to do on the Galápagos Islands include spending time with local wildlife and hiking to the rim of one of the world's ...

The protected marine reserve surrounding the islands is home to endemic species like the Galápagos penguin, the only species of penguin found in the northern hemisphere. You may also be lucky ...

From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear?

Today, “development” means turning riverfronts, coasts, farmlands, hills, and forests into profit hubs for mining and real ...

The Madagascar heron, also known as Humblot’s heron, is a species of heron endemic to the north and west coasts of Madagascar ...

The island is blanketed in native forest and skirted by vibrant coral reefs. Photo: Mackenzie L. Kwak (used with permission) Unsurprisingly Amamioshima is also home to scores of endemic species, ...