Should scientists intervene when faced with the possible self-destruction of a species? That question sits at the heart of "The Vortex of Extinction," the new documentary project from Ljubomir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: USGS In bogs near Tallahassee, Florida, scientists crouched through grass and mud in a race against time, searching ...

California officials are stepping in to protect one of the state's most iconic and recently vulnerable animals: the mountain lion. After years of warnings from scientists, the California Fish and Game ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations ...