Missouri’s state symbols showcase the items, plants, animals and places that form the unique culture the Show-Me State is ...

Planting a garden-bean row or a walnut-tree forest rarely means only returning to the scene months or years later to reap ...

The forked tongue of this Anna’s ... That’s what the bird’s doing?’ ” When some species spread their tails during 60-mile-an-hour dives, he says, there’s a chirping sound—not from ...

The other day, I got an email message from a good friend of mine, Brigitte Berry, a rare native Virgin Islander who loves ...

A Comanche-led conservation project takes on an increasingly urgent mission: protecting the birds revered by many tribes ...

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with ...

New research suggests long-billed curlews keep an ear out for warnings from prairie dogs in order to hide from predators and protect their nests ...

A rare Southern Arizona fish left isolated by human activity is spreading out again, this time by truck. On Tuesday, more than 100 Gila chubs caught a ride in the back of an Arizona Game and Fish ...

For decades, reconstructions of its bulky body have ended in a long, narrowing tail like the ones on its many theropod cousins. The red-brown remains laid before me are altering that picture.

Certain species of animals and fish simply don't do well in captivity. Here are some animals you can never see at the zoo.

This chunky, big-billed finch wanders widely in winter, descending on bird feeders in colorful, noisy flocks, to thrill feeder-watchers and to consume prodigious amounts of sunflower seeds. Originally ...