Despite freezing temperatures, fierce winds and months of darkness, Antarctica is home to a surprising variety of ...

In his new book, eclectic scholar Dr. Boria Sax once again pushes the envelope and offers a unique, brilliant examination ...

The wheel spider has one of the coolest ways of escaping predators: rolling away. Read here about why and how they do this.

Massachusetts beaches have become a ‘hotspot for mass stranding of sea turtles’, so an annual rescue effort has grown ...

Seattle Humane is urging pet adoption during the "Clear the Shelters" campaign, with fees waived for older pets on Aug. 13-14 ...

Dana Lawson says Franz, a Canine Companions graduate, is so impactful to herself and the women who raised him that she calls it “The Franz Effect.” ...

All dogs, puppies, cats and kittens available for adoption will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.

We’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose ...

The short answer is: it's complicated. All "true seahorses," as Vincent puts it, are designated by the Ancient Greek word hippocampus, and none of these are found in the Pacific Northwest. You may ...

But the animal champions at the RSPCA say you may want to think again about these urban birds. They actually have a host of attributes, and have been faithful companions flying alongside humans for ...