The Brazilian Guitarfish (Pseudobatos horkelii), Largetooth Sawfish (Pristis pristis) and Daggernose Shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus) are among the Brazilian elasmobranchs facing increased risk of ...

A customs officer stands on a humid dock surrounded by crates of dried shark fins, sweat dripping down her neck as she take a small sample for testing. The air smells like salt and diesel, and in the ...

Small samples of DNA can reveal hotspots and trade routes in the illegal wildlife trade, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sean Heighton and Philippe Gaubert of ...

Ancient parrot DNA has revealed "sophisticated" long-distance animal trade networks existed hundreds of years ago. Analysis of the genetic material shows colorful Amazonian parrots were transported ...

The latest disclosure by New York City officials that the remains of two more victims of the 2001 World Trade Center attack had been identified signaled a breakthrough in the use of an emerging DNA ...