As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

The bill was introduced to prevent another situation like one in New York where an illegal pet squirrel was taken and ...

First banded in 1956, the Laysan albatross has become a mother once again at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge ...

When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began to turn the land to their needs, they set in motion great ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

The coming-of-age story is a timeless genre -- often poignant, usually powerful, and sometimes funny -- and movies with this theme can be a great way to expose kids to important life lessons. These ...

B illions of people on Earth have a beloved pet in their lives, but the vast majority of those pets are dogs and cats.

Slime-covered capybaras in Argentina, a chaotic fireworks festival in Taiwan, the day of the patron saint of beekeepers in Bulgaria, a Buddhist prayer ceremony in Thailand, and much more ...

Discovered over a century ago, the late Upper Paleolithic archeological site included stone and bone tools, evidence of ...

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.