Thunder cracks in the distance. Somewhere, a polar bear paces a shrinking patch of ice. Forests burn, oceans warm, and the ...

A child’s wide-eyed wonder at the sight of a majestic tiger, the gasp of awe as a silverback gorilla ambles by—zoos have ...

A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained in ...

Even more remarkably, the rhino’s horn acts like a tailfin—a natural stabilizer that reduces spinning midair. “The great ...

The snake, believed to be a red-tailed boa constrictor, is an exotic animal not native to Australia, and despite not being venomous, they pose a significant risk to the native wildlife.

This massive milestone is the first of many coming examples demonstrating that our ... comparative genomics approach really do cause an animal to have a woolly coat and a golden coat and longer ...

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Brenda Deutsch, of Winfield, Missouri, fostered more than 200 children over the years as well as reportedly being a collector of exotic animals. Deutsch now faces three felony counts of neglect ...

Researchers think woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) went extinct due to a combination of climate change, human impacts and inbreeding depression.(Image credit: Aunt_Spray/Getty Images ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The United States Department of Agriculture sent an official warning letter to Eastern Virginia Medical School for what it called alleged violations of handling animals used in ...

Animals often get labeled as either predators or prey. But in the wild, survival isn’t always a one-animal job. Some species form partnerships that help them find food, avoid danger, or raise ...