The United States consumes 3 billion pounds of avocados every year, mostly from Mexico. To meet skyrocketing demand for this “green gold,” avocado plantations are gobbling up Mexican forests where ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

The California red-legged frog and northern red-legged frog were once both classified as subspecies — Rana a. draytonii and Rana a. aurora , respectively — of the red-legged frog ( Rana aurora) . But ...

Gentle and playful marine mammals, Florida manatees have come to represent the amazing biodiversity of Florida. With their large size, slow-moving nature, and fondness of seagrass, it's easy to see ...