This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories ...

Three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh headlines a star-studded lineup at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m). The action takes place from 10 to 15 December in the short course pool ...

For the third time this week, Summer McIntosh took home gold and set a world record at the world short course swim championships in Budapest, Hungary, highlighting Canada’s 12-medal performance On ...

Visit any open-water swimming spot during the winter and you’ll see people congregating in swim robes like a strange furry-cloak-clad cult. But dismiss the mighty swim robe at your peril. If you want ...

Three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh headlines a star-studded lineup at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m). The action will take place from 10 to 15 December in the short course ...

Taking place in the short course pool in Budapest's Duna Arena, the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) sees the globe’s best swimmers racing for glory in a 25-metre pool, half the ...

Whale watchers in northern California were treated with a sighting of a very pale orca nicknamed Frosty. A video taken by ...

Now that Thanksgiving is over, some people might be tired of turkey and in search of something other than leftovers to eat. Fish is often hailed as a nutritional heavy hitter that provides a slew ...

A German tourist suffered significant injuries after being bitten by a large fish while swimming off Khao Lak Beach in Thailand's Phang Nga Province. The 57-year-old man sustained a deep wound to his ...

Belinda Collier-Morrow, director of the White River Fish Sanctuary, said that the 2024 Jamaican Inn Foundation Swim for Sanctuary Open Water Swim has exceeded expectations despite a postponement ...