The Endangered Species Fund, or ESF, a nongovernmental organization, said the species once inhabited areas including the ...

In a hard-to-reach cave of northeastern India, a “slender” river creature with “fleshy” lips tucked itself under a rock. A flash of bright light startled it. It swam away “fast” — but not fast enough.

A global review of research around the impacts of dams has found they are significantly harmful to diadromous species—fish, ...

In the golden light of early morning, a research vessel glided across China's Yangtze River, while a mysterious device ...

In the golden light of early morning, a research vessel glided across China's Yangtze River, while a mysterious device ...

In China, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise have declined over the past 1,400 years. Detailed surveys of its range ...

History isn’t all generals and politicians. Sometimes it’s a stray mutt or a pigeon with a mission that rewrites the script.

Indian politicians say the dam would allow China to release 'water bombs' in future conflicts, or create floods or droughts ...

The heath hen once fluttered across the eastern U.S. in huge numbers. By the late 1800s, however, it had retreated to ...

Explore the haunting and fascinating footage of five extinct animals that vanished in recent history but were luckily captured on film. From the Yangtze River’s critically endangered Baiji dolphin, ...

BEIJING (AP) — One person has died in an apparent shooting at an outdoor restaurant in the city of Wuhan in what would be a ...

A scientific study has revealed alarming levels of toxic chemicals in the Ganga river, threatening the health and survival of the endangered Gangetic dolphins.