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Greenhouse gas emissions remain the primary threat to the preservation of polar bear populations worldwide. This conclusion holds true under both a...

Wading bird numbers in the Florida Everglades are driven by water patterns that play out over multiple years according to a new study by the U.S...

The risk of extinction for the endangered Florida manatee appears to be lower, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey led study.

WELLSBORO, Pa. — A piece of the restoration puzzle to save populations of endangered freshwater mussels may have been found, according to a recent U.S...

Scientists have discovered that the diversity of a threatened native trout species will likely decrease due to future climate change. 

In a study of 13 hydraulically fractured shale gas wells in north-central Pennsylvania, USGS researchers found that the microbiology and organic...

Weaving concepts of ecology and climatology, recent interdisciplinary research by USGS and several university partners reveals how large-scale climate...

If invasive bighead carp and silver carp spread into Lake Erie, there would be enough food available for these species of Asian carp to survive...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Low-quality nesting and winter seasonal habitats are strong predictors of reduced gene flow between greater sage-grouse breeding...

RESTON, Va.-- The latest tool designed to help manage the threatened piping plover is only a download away; iPlover is the first smartphone data...