With the lapse in government funding in its fourth week, early-career researchers tell The Scientist how their businesses, jobs, and research have been affected.

The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands.  

A US Court of Appeals ruled that the Interior Department acted prematurely in removing the animals from the endangered species list.

The federal government concludes the rusty patched bumblebee is nearing extinction.

Researchers have detected the fungus responsible for white-nose syndrome, which decimates bat populations, in Arkansas.

Domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year, making them a top threat to US wildlife.

A US Fish and Wildlife official responds to the assertion that the northern spotted owl is being mismanaged by government.

The deadly white-nose fungus has killed some 6 million bats in the 5 years since its discovery—and it doesn’t show sign of stopping.

In light of the looming threat of extinction of North American bat populations brought on by the lethal and rapidly spreading disease known as white nose syndrome, the US Fish and Wildlife Service unveiled this week a national plan for coordinating efforts for combatting the disease at the loca, state, and federal level.