Two juvenile ship sturgeon, a critically endangered species, were found in the Rioni River in Georgia offering hope to conservationists they can be saved.
The last remaining 14 tortoises from Española island in the Galapagos were returned home after a 55-year breeding program that produced 2,000 babies—and saved a species.
Researchers from Pittsburgh are growing tiny functional human livers out of skin cells and transplanting them in rats as proof-of-concept for organ supply
Once epicenters for COVID-19 in both the U.S. and Europe, hospitalizations and deaths in New York and Italy have plummeted, with single-digit death tolls.
A pair of new studies reveals a silver lining amid the COVID gloom: Many fathers feel closer to their kids, and want to create a new normal going forward.
Target stores announced yesterday that it will permanently raise its starting wage for U.S. team members to $15 per hour, plus a health benefit in 2020.
Atelopus mindoensis, the mindo harlequin toad unseen since the 1980s has been rediscovered in ecudaor, suggesting they may have overcome a chytrid epidemic.
Since researchers launched the Corona Cooking Survey, they were delighted to find that people are eating better and wasting less during COVID-19 shutdowns.
Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics feared job losses from the COVID-19 shutdowns would continue rising, new reports say the total actually fell in May.
The CDC reports large decreases in mortality rates—and hospitalizations—during April and May throughout most of the United States.
On Hainan island, these critically endangered Hainan gibbons have recovered from 10 individuals to 30, thanks to dedicated conservationists with patience.
Hong Kong hasn't had a COVID-19 case in 22 days, while New Zealand, Hawaii and Montana are all celebrating days without new COVID cases.
Traffic deaths on American highways have decreased for the third year in a row, according to preliminary estimates reported for 2019.
Iceland's two whaling companies have cancelled hunting for a second straight year as demand drops and the COVID-19 pandemic poses difficulties.
In a survey of 29 nations, Ipsos found that 71% of people agree that climate change is as bad, or worse long term, than the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the world is still in the throes of grappling with the novel coronavirus, France, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and Taiwan have reported progress.
In some of the hardest-hit nations around the world, rates of new cases and fatalities are showing signs of decline and recovery.
U.S. home sales hit an 11-month high in December and the number of properties on the market was the fewest in nearly seven years, pointing to a nascent recovery in the housing sector. The National Association of Realtors said on Friday existing home sales increased 5 percent, marking the third straight monthly increase, with all four of the nation's regions recording gains.
Despite the considerable force of last month's earthquake, the people of Anchorage are celebrating how their preparedness resulted in zero casualties.
In a city of 517,000 people, police were delighted to report that none of the motorists who passed through their road strops were driving while impaired.
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