The tally, published in the journal Nature, is the first that time researchers have analyzed the global risk to freshwater ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many ...

In 1963, there were only 417 known nesting pairs of bald eagles, putting the species in danger of extinction ... Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin, where they were listed as threatened.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds about a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction.

In Washington, kokanee salmon have returned ... Biologists thrilled after marine species makes overwhelming return following near extinction: 'We're seeing the progress of hard work' first ...

Joel Achenbach writes about science and politics for The Washington Post's National desk ... extraterrestrial life, megafauna extinction and the electrical grid. A 1982 graduate of Princeton ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like ...