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On the surface, most of Canada's lakes and rivers look pristine. But below the surface, many are facing essential challenges ...

Back in 2008, a miniature mystery unfolded at Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany. Staff turned up for work in the morning ...

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Do you have an exotic pet that you are no longer able to care for? You have an opportunity to surrender that pet, ethically ...

Today, we’re going to explore one of the smallest, most secretive snakes on the planet: the blind snake.These tiny snakes live underground or under leaf litter, and they've evolved to thrive in some ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only ...

The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and ...

Researchers found that air samples taken from the playful marine mammals’ blow holes contained plastic polymer fibers and ...

The study of the physiology and ecology of animals that don't have backbones, ranging from worms to sea stars, and of parasites, which can often provide insights into complex ecosystems. (Sea star ...

A new report by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has documented an average 73% decline in the abundance of monitored ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The 3-year-old bears basically met for the first ...