In a new series of special reports, our partner First News – the UK’s only newspaper specifically for young people – has ...

Parent says condo wrote new rules to stop children's catch and release of lizards and limit pool play. Is that legal? Our ...

Some of Earth’s rarest animals are so elusive they feel more like folklore than flesh and bone. We often think of endangered ...

Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why certain mammals exhibit this odd trait.

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and ...

Say, for instance, a whale’s suspected cause of death is a boat strike. Researchers will look out for bruises and cuts during ...

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

We provide a scientific analysis of a heartbreaking video clip of a young elephant mother carrying her stillborn calf.

A startling visual in the heart of the Chornobyl zone, stray dogs tinged electric-blue. New field reports show the culprit is far more mundane and far less sinister than many believed.

Tennessee is home to the Beast of Sugar Flats Road, the Bell Witch and other haunts that are sure to scare you this Halloween season.

Florida's Everglades is the largest stretch of undeveloped land in the easter U.S., and the area is literally crawling with beasts of all sorts, sizes ...