Scientists map how climate-driven extreme heat and human land use together push almost 8,000 vertebrate species toward extinction.

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to survive. From vast ocean habitats to the frozen arctic tundra, there are many ...

Quick Take Climate change reshapes migration and habitats worldwide, forcing earlier migrations and new habitats for many species. Asian elephants have lost about 95% of their original habitat, with ...

Scientists warn that rising heat and rapid land change could reshape wildlife habitats faster than expected. A University of ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator for the Biodiversity Institute, shows local K-6 students a Western hognose snake in the UW Biodiversity Center. The students helped create and build naturalistic ...

Death Valley’s wildlife beats the odds in a place defined by extremes. The hottest, driest, and lowest landscape in the ...

The Smithsonian is dedicated to advancing the science of species conservation. We conduct research on endangered species, study their behavior and ecology, and develop innovative conservation ...

Next time you’re walking through fallen leaves in a forest, keep an eye out for the Eastern red-backed salamander—a small woodland creature with a huge role to play. Mike Bock Eastern red-backed ...

1. Understanding how animals interact with their environment is a fundamental ecological question with important implications for conservation and management. The relationships between animals and ...

Washington, DC—On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders designed to advance policies that are disastrous to wildlife and their habitats. The orders expand ...

Not all animals are born small and helpless. Learn about the animals whose babies walk minutes after birth, including why and ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) need all the help they can get in an increasingly human-dominated world. The Anthropocene, often called "the age of humanity," has anthropocentrically morphed into what I ...