With their adorable smiles and cheeky disposition, Australia’s super cute quokkas are known as the ‘happiest animal in the ...

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland set out four years ago on a historic journey as the first Native American to serve as a ...

Buddy and Friends Animal Rescue in Pembroke was featured on this week's Pet Parade. Barry Stein had ignored symptoms that ...

Whether it's due to their predatory nature or their instinct for self-defense, these wild animals can pose a formidable ...

Animals can die, lose limbs if not brought inside during extreme cold: Humane agent from Animal Charity of Ohio in Boardman ...

Most of us learned about nature and animals in school. But as we step outside the four walls of those classrooms, we realize ...

This week, researchers at the Desert Research Institute reported that lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ...

Did you know the largest desert in the world isn’t hot? It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth. This continent, ...

Baptismal rituals in glacial lands hold memories of the past—and wisdom for facing climate change.

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale ...

These species are threatened by compounding risks from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, ...

Several inches of snowfall kept the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute closed to visitors this week. But the animals and their caretakers still had a good time!