Water striders are the only insect that live entirely on the ocean’s surface. By some estimates, insects make up 80 percent of named animal species. They’re found all over the world and in all manner ...

The animal family in Music City continues to grow, with the Nashville Zoo adding two capybaras for the first time in its history!

Asian swamp eels are spreading through the Everglades and decimating crayfish populations, leading to comparisons with ...

Emotional support animals do more than cuddle. Explore proven mental health benefits and daily strategies to use them well.

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

Illegally dumped construction materials in Pinellas County over the weekend caught people's attention online.

If someone told you that Colorado has a 755-foot sand dune that’s taller than any other dune on the continent, you’d probably assume they’d been sampling too many edibles from the dispensary down the ...

Searching for hidden state parks in California that most folks miss? These 10 state parks offer secret beauty and empty trails! 1. Angel Island State Park (Tiburon) Angel Island r ...

Researchers suggest that predation by a subspecies called Bigg's orcas might explain why members of another one, called resident orcas, stay in such large family groups ...

Through navigating pollution, outdoor swimmers are reminded that the health and wellbeing of our bodies is bound to the quality of our waters.

With Oregon beaches once again blanketed with Velella velella this week — tiny, electric-blue, slimy sailors that wash ashore by the millions — it seemed like a good time to take a look at some of the ...