If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive.

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

Conservation attention is sparse for fireflies, which makes it difficult to pinpoint exactly how rapidly they are declining, ...

KATHMANDU — Nepal has launched a species action plan focused exclusively on conserving the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus), ...

Officials are asking the public to help identify and count butterflies. They call it the "Butterfly Atlas," and it's a ...

Located in Ponce Inlet, the center now features several new exhibits and remains one of the busiest animal rescue hospitals ...

It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits ...

Our superpower is that we are ecosystem generalists,” said Eleanor Scerri, an evolutionary archaeologist at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Jena, Germany.

While fireflies provide a spectacular show during summer months, scientists warn that their population is flickering.