The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

Left: Braunton's milkvetch, Astragalus brauntonii ... and they are listed under the Endangered Species Act. The Coastal Commission also told Newsweek that Braunton's milkvetch upholds a fragile ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Authorities state that Eureka dunegrass is a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act, indicating that the plant is "likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future." ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

The National Park Service needs help identifying who it was. An NPS biologist documented damage to Eureka dunegrass (Swallenia alexandrae), a plant species that only grows on sand dunes in Eureka ...

They say those responsible illegally drove on Eureka Dunes in late December or early January, causing significant damage to rare plants that are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The incident occurred sometime in late December or early January, causing significant damage to plants listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “I’m saddened that someone would disregard ...

Rangers say the vehicles caused “significant” damage to rare plants that are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “I urge the public to come forward with any information ...