A growing research body suggests that there is a fourth phase immediately preceding death that scientists have dubbed the "death spiral".

As herds rely on fewer replacement heifers, the stakes for getting each one pregnant at the right time are higher than ever.

After nearly 80 years, a long-lost creature thought to have vanished from the Australian landscape has been spotted once ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

Humans like plants. We like seeing them change the colour of their leaves throughout the year. They connect us to nature even if we live in a big ...

Conservationists are expecting a lot of breeding action from threatened kakapo over the next month. The nocturnal, flightless ...

Traditional acitrón is now seldom found in Mexican households because the cactus which provides the ingredients is at risk of ...

A new California law gives counties more power to force cleanup of abandoned vineyards and orchards that can spread pests and ...

The nocturnal, flightless parrots reproduce in tune with rimu - which have a mast season of extra growth every three or four years. The Department of Conservation says there are 83 breeding-aged ...