People often marvel at how much—and how little—intelligence is displayed in the animal kingdom. Often the subject of research ...

Crocodilians are some of the most ancient and fascinating predators on Earth, and there are now 27 known species, including 3 newly discovered in recent years! In this video, we take you on a global ...

Ticks can be found in Connecticut’s forests and areas with long grass fields. While tick bites usually are not harmful, ticks can spread potentially deadly diseases. In addition to Lyme disease, deer ...

Parrots are among the most vibrant and loquacious birds in the world — and are typically found in equatorial habitats. Here ...

Molecular clues from collagen in old bones are teaching us about the lives, movements, and demise of Ice Age megafauna like ...

A group of fossils of elasmosaurs—some of the most famous in North America—have just been formally identified as belonging to ...

Sheboygan Vollrath Park Zoo was a source of entertainment for many years until its closure by federal regulators in 1976.

New research published in BioScience reveals that climate change is rapidly emerging as a third major threat to Earth's wild animals, joining habitat alteration and overexploitation in what scientists ...

A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps ...

A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom.

Sudden impacts on animals can take the form of mass mortality from extreme events such as heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Black oaks inhabit the Eastern half of the United States except Florida ...