A new study published in Conservation Biology shows that geotagged social media photos can significantly improve biodiversity datasets, especially in regions underrepresented in global monitoring ...

For 50 years, scientists at the San Diego Zoo have been collecting and storing cells from rare and endangered species in its Frozen Zoo with an eye to the future. The future is here. The San Diego Zoo ...

I have learned that anthropomorphism is a deeply suspect word, used to defend cruelty to creatures unable to speak and defend themselves against human exploitation. –Sir Brian May, founding member of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A team of scientists from the Field Museum of Natural History has just returned from one of Earth's most remote, undisturbed forests. For a month, Conservation Ecologist Dr. Lesley De ...

A collection of short highlights from our year in conservation science work. Mike Bock Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary ...

The Petaluma-based conservation nonprofit Point Blue announced it has a new chief executive officer. Melissa Pitkin, who has worked with Point Blue Conservation Science for about three decades and ...

With the speed at which technology advances, the idea of "bringing back" extinct animals is moving beyond science fiction. While some doubt the reasoning behind such a technology, others argue that it ...

A new study shows that monitoring and managing select bird species can provide benefits for other species within specific regions. A new study led by Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers at the K.

The U.S. assessment of river protection is a big first step in a global effort to conserve 30% of fresh waters by 2030. The authors have already received interest for their framework from France, ...

"Proceedings of the American Fisheries Society Southern Division Symposium 'Black bass diversity: multidisciplinary science for conservation' held in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, February 8-10, 2013." ...

When viewing paintings, people usually focus on what they can see. But often, the stories behind the painting — from how it was made to how it got to a museum — are just as interesting. “On the Same ...