When it comes to species, says biological anthropologist Rebecca Ackermann, “forget everything you learned in high school.” The classic textbook definition, known as the biological species concept, is ...

In “Defining ‘species’ is a fuzzy art” (SN: 11/11/17, p. 22), Susan Milius asked scientists to define “species.” Schoolbooks may define the concept as a group of organisms that create fertile ...

QUESTION: How many animals are in the world? ANSWER: One of the wonderful things about living on planet Earth is that there is other life, and lots of it. How boring would it be if we never saw a bird ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A clarification of part of the Endangered Species Act has some wildlife advocates concerned that ...

A new study of the genetics of African elephants shows that forest dwellers differ so much from those roaming the savannas that the two may be separate species. And that may not be the end of the ...

Now, critical habitat can include areas where a protected species doesn’t live but could find hospitable. The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today rescinded a Trump-era definition of ...