Every two-word combination must be unique. Called binomial nomenclature, this naming system was popularized by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s. So, humans are Homo sapiens, the red maple ...

University of Texas students introduce Creeky the Creek Monster in anti-litter campaign that includes historic Waller Creek ...

He noticed dangerous boulders along the creek banks and avoided them the best he could, when the ground slid out from under ...

Louisville High School softball makes a rubber chicken the 'Rage Chicken' and its unofficial mascot during run to OHSAA ...

As the administration slashes federal funding and threatens visas, a commencement speaker says it is important to welcome ...

Did you catch all the movie references in the videos IU put out teasing a bison mascot? Inside how "Operation Bigfoot" came ...

While it’s not clear that the original incarnation had a name, the new/old mascot is named Hoosier the Bison, honoring both ...

Alabama's Ryan Williams and Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith are the cover athletes for EA Sports College Football 26, the video-game developer announced Tuesday.

In his three-plus years with the Charlotte Knights, Potter has seen it all. And he’s seen it with the oversized eyes of the ...

Connor Solsbee never imagined he would play Smokey. But after beating cancer, he enrolled at the University of Tennessee with ...

We have had our share of wildlife encounters in 2025 and that is not surprising. Our poll asks of all of the critters around us, which do you fear?

A student stunned her friends on graduation day by revealing she had secretly been their college mascot for over a year. Aly Erario, 22, unmasked herself as Montclair State University’s Rocky the Red ...