An annual mussel quarantine includes Orange County. It was issued by California officials warning against any recreationally ...

Analysis of the fossil suggests that the only two egg-laying mammals, platypuses and land-based echidnas, both descended from ...

A recent discovery in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, has unveiled a new mammal species that dates back to the Late Cretaceous ...

Marvel at the beauty of the stonefish family as they perfectly disguise themselves into the ocean floor before moving on.

This season, purple hammock headgear was all the rage in the little town of Pullman, Washington. Just ask Walter, the white-tailed deer that became an international internet celebrity after his ...

Baleen whales are unique and breathtaking animals and are known for undertaking some of the longest migrations in the world.

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast ...

The discovery of four lynxes in the Scottish Highlands reinvigorated a debate over an illicit conservation practice that has ...

From the anemone and blue butterflies, to the gazelles, the hoopoes, and the varied terrain, here are 77 reasons to love the ...

Vietnam's degraded ecosystems and dioxin-contaminated soils and waters still reflect the long-term ecological consequences of ...

Harmful dioxins in Agent Orange, used to strip forests of their leaves, still linger in soil. Restoration work has been slow, ...