The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to Mexico that ... [+] formerly ranged into the southwestern United States. Its phylogeny is the subject of ...

Emperor penguins are not simply majestic. These birds are tough creatures who manage to survive in some of the harshest weather conditions imaginable. The penguins breed and live on frozen sea ...

Different sloth groups can be easily identified by the number of long, curved claws on their forelimbs. The two-toed sloths, as the name suggests, have two claws on their front limbs, while the ...

Scientists have known for years that wolverines are threatened by climate change. They usually reside in Arctic and subarctic latitudes — and, when venturing south, they stick to high altitudes ...

A doctoral student with the Max Planck Institute, Bryson Voirin studies sloths and other species at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Mongabay.com's sixth in a series of interviews with ...

December 9, 2023 • The United Arab Emirates is a major oil producing nation, and that's drawing attention to the role oil and gas has at this year's COP28 climate negotiations. December 7, 2023 ...

As more research shows that plastics are showing up inside birds and other animals, concerns grow about the potential impact on humans. The president of the COP28 and the environmental defense ...

As the U.S. continues to face an increased flow of migrant arrivals, extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change could be fueling the crisis.

A historic agreement at the international climate talks will provide hundreds of millions of dollars for developing countries. It's nowhere near enough. The Indigenous peoples chapter of the ...