As many animal populations dwindle and species move up the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, it's wonderful to see one species thriving. The owls are ...

When we think of animals, we often imagine elephants, lions, or whales, the giants of the natural world. But Earth is also home to some tiny creatures that are easy to miss yet just adorable .

A woman reads a book during the Eurasian Book Fair in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 26, 2025. The 8th Eurasian Book Fair is held here from April 23 to 27. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua ...

Quick, name a few stereotyped roles for women in literature. Whore with a heart of gold, overachiever, shrew. Victorian angel in the house, femme fatale, prima donna. Where do these archetypes come ...

Matt Trevelyan, 46, walked the distance dressed as his favorite bird — the Eurasian Curlew — which is endangered in the United Kingdom. The DIY costume was 3 yards long and was made out of ...

Southern shrews shrink in winter Date: April 15, 2025 Source: University of North Carolina at Greensboro Summary: Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal ...

A male Eurasian beaver is released at the Old River Bed. Picture: Shropshire Wildlife Trust The wildlife trust then gave Shropshire schoolchildren the chance to name the pair through a contest ...

Potter Park Zoo in Lansing announced Wednesday that two northern tree shrew pups were born on Jan. 13. Their birth marks the first successful litter for parents Caper (4 years old) and Katherine ...

Their research revealed that in the present day, deep below the Earth's surface, the Neotethys oceanic plate -- the ocean floor that used to be between the Arabian and Eurasian continents -- is ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

This essay is adapted from his new book, “The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World.” The most dangerous geopolitical phenomenon of our era isn’t any ...