Bears are symbols of power and resilience. Birds are symbols of freedom and mystery. At first glance, these two creatures ...

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we ...

A large shark attacked a pelican in the Florida surf recently, creating a spectacle but not generating the type of response you might except among waders. The accompanying footage, captured by Lisa ...

Weighing up to 30 pounds and supported by short, stubby orange legs with webbed feet, the American white pelican waddles like penguins when moving on land. All the while, a supersized orange bill juts ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of one of the largest dinosaur mating "dance arenas" in present-day Colorado.

Full live text coverage and radio commentary from day three of The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland ...

Gray rat snakes are among the most common snakes in Mississippi. Their unique body shape helps them climb almost anything.

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small ...

The smallest tortoise in the world lives on South Africa’s west coast, and a button-shaped succulent endemic to a tiny area of the Northern Cape can be found nowhere else in the world. But the area’s ...

If you want to test a shotgun’s reliability and recoil control, you take it on a high-volume hunt. If you want that trial to ...

North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly ...

A clue to the reasoning behind the recent, abrupt firing of Costa Mesa’s city manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison by a city ...