Chloe Baul

(CN) — Gray wolves maintain ecosystem balance in the western United States, researchers say in a new study bolstered by a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit filed earlier in the week calling for increased federal protections.

Researchers suggest that protecting only 1.2% of the planet's surface could prevent a significant extinction crisis, at what they say could be a very low global economic cost.

(CN) — Protecting biodiversity in even just a tiny percentage of the Earth's surface could prevent thousands of species from extinction, a group of conservationists and researchers say in a study published Tuesday that offers what they say is an affordable and attainable solution for the increasing climate-related threats to life on Earth.

The trilobites were quickly fossilized in hot ash submerged in seawater, akin to the preservation seen in Pompeii.

This AI tool aims to enhance patient care by prioritizing those in need while providing reassurance to stable patients.

The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes.

Idaho was already short on doctors. The problem's only gotten worse since a statewide abortion ban.

The James Webb Telescope's infrared observations identified faint bodies in a nebula, showing that even small objects can form like stars. One notable find is a rogue planet only five times the mass of Jupiter.

Fruit flies, influenced by dopamine, focus on mating and tend to ignore potential dangers — perhaps just like humans.

Tartrazine dye makes tissues clearer by reducing light scattering and effectively making the tissue transparent enough to possibly help detect medical issues.