Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...

Ben Wu named R.H. Cintron University Professor for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University, honoring impact on teaching.

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

Despair in the face of environmental destruction and the added struggles of funding, poor job security and low pay is causing ...

There are many spectacular aquariums around the world, but these are the best of the best when it comes to magnificent animals and innovative design.

From zoo dreams to industry leadership, Dr. Julia Herman’s career shows how many paths veterinary medicine can take.

Marine passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) has provided petabytes of data, whose proper utilization is necessary to promote species protection and lower noise in protected places. Recently, a Big Earth ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have suggested that ultrasound-repellers could help reduce hedgehog deaths by cars.

A sound too high for you to hear may one day help keep hedgehogs off the road. That possibility comes from a new study in Biology Letters reporting that European hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, with ...

Joanna Cowles-Cleveland started working at the Walla Walla County Conservation District after earning her master’s degree in ...

Researchers have discovered that hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, a surprising ability that could help protect them from cars. Since road traffic kills large numbers of hedgehogs, scientists believe ...