A rare Hawaiian tree snail returns to the forest after decades of extinction in the wild, marking a key conservation milestone.

Every aquarium owner hopes for one thing. A perfectly clean tank that somehow takes care of itself. It sounds ideal, but ...

Slugs are sluggish but one of the more fascinating creatures in existence. Learn 10 slippery facts about these gastropods.

We report on a new study from France, which indicates that dogs and cats may help to spread invasive flatworms.

British gardeners and farmers may remember 2024 with a shudder – it was widely referred to as “the year of the slug”. Vast ...

Christopher Terrell Nield, a chemist at Nottingham Trent University, has warned that gardens could soon be overrun with slugs ...

The Nile monitor has an aggressive temperament and thrives in Florida's climate.

A rare Florida cold front stunned and killed thousands of invasive iguanas, but wildlife experts warn the population is likely to rebound due to their high reproductive rate.

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...

March feels fresh and full of promise, but trouble already crawls through the garden long before flowers fully open. While many people focus on planting plans and new growth, several pests wake up ...

Out in the British countryside, the examples of mutualism are as multifarious as they are marvellous. Take, for starters, a hypothetical good old meadow with ant hills strewn like grassy scatter ...

Long assumed by some to have been diluted and washed away over time, mercury contamination from 19th-century gold mining is still moving through Nevada’s Carson River, with levels in some waterfowl ...