NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 18,000 species, great and small, were discovered in 2014, adding to the 2 million already known, scientists said on Thursday, as they released a "Top 10" list that highlights ...

Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as two different species. Difficult to distinguish by their physical appearance alone, some scientists have ...

Lesser prairie chickens scatter in the early morning during mating season. TOPEKA — The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered ...

A federal judge in Texas granted a request by the Trump administration, which said a Biden-era decision to safeguard the bird was flawed. By Catrin Einhorn A federal judge has agreed to let the Trump ...

Lesser prairie chickens have lost most of their habitat. The decision by a Texas federal court removed the lesser prairie chicken of any endangered or threatened species protections, which were ...