Everyone knows the tiger, the panda, the blue whale, but what about the other five to thirty million species estimated to inhabit our Earth? Many of these marvelous, stunning, and rare species have ...

The Easter Bunny is one of the most familiar holiday icons. But, how did a rabbit become associated with Easter? How many species of rabbits are there on Earth? Are there are endangered rabbits? Is ...

Researchers have published seven draft genomes for Nordic hare species. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland, in collaboration with colleagues from the Swedish University of Agricultural ...

BOISE, Idaho— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the pygmy rabbit may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The pygmy rabbit is the world’s smallest rabbit and is ...

Footage captured in 2024 of a small rabbit hopping about in front of a camera trap had scientists baffled. The juvenile, with gray-brown fur and a black tail, didn’t resemble any known species in the ...

A rabbit species native to New England is not imperiled enough to warrant protection as an endangered species, federal officials ruled Friday. New England cottontail, which inspired “The Adventures of ...

Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...

With poxviruses now back on the radar, we must consider the outstanding threat of possible human pathogens in much greater detail. It is critically important to understand not only how poxviruses jump ...